Student pilot gear-up landing.

Attributes
ACN	281740
Time
Date	199408
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mhk
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 68 flight time type : 40
ASRS Report	281740
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was practicing soft field lndgs and was on a downwind, and reported to the tower that I was on downwind for a touch and go, then the tower called and said to cut short and land long (there was another plane inbound for landing). I was at the point of slowing down to put the flaps down when the tower called. I took my eyes off air speed to look for other traffic. I cut short on base to land and failed to put the gear down. I looked for traffic and called tower that I did not see traffic. Tower said I was cleared to land, turned on final and landed with gear up. The tower got me out of my normal routine. I felt the tower knew I was a pilot in training, and should have seen the gear was not down, and notified me, knowing that the tower got me out of my normal course of landing. I did not hear the gear horn go off.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT GEAR-UP LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD LNDGS AND WAS ON A DOWNWIND, AND RPTED TO THE TWR THAT I WAS ON DOWNWIND FOR A TOUCH AND GO, THEN THE TWR CALLED AND SAID TO CUT SHORT AND LAND LONG (THERE WAS ANOTHER PLANE INBOUND FOR LNDG). I WAS AT THE POINT OF SLOWING DOWN TO PUT THE FLAPS DOWN WHEN THE TWR CALLED. I TOOK MY EYES OFF AIR SPD TO LOOK FOR OTHER TFC. I CUT SHORT ON BASE TO LAND AND FAILED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. I LOOKED FOR TFC AND CALLED TWR THAT I DID NOT SEE TFC. TWR SAID I WAS CLRED TO LAND, TURNED ON FINAL AND LANDED WITH GEAR UP. THE TWR GOT ME OUT OF MY NORMAL ROUTINE. I FELT THE TWR KNEW I WAS A PLT IN TRAINING, AND SHOULD HAVE SEEN THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN, AND NOTIFIED ME, KNOWING THAT THE TWR GOT ME OUT OF MY NORMAL COURSE OF LNDG. I DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR HORN GO OFF.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.