Gear up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	284957
Time
Date	199410
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 0o5
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sjc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 71 flight time total : 491 flight time type : 110
ASRS Report	284957
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had entered the 45 to downwind and was completing the first few steps of my pre-landing checklist. This was a long entry and I had traffic in front of me. I got distraction by the other traffic and continued to slow down. I extended the flaps, but failed to extend the landing gear. In hindsight, I had noticed that the plane was maintaining attitude very well considering the low power setting, but failed to do anything about it. I continued the approach and did a normal flare. I did not realize that the gear were still in the up position until I was sliding down the runway. If the gear warning horn sounded, I did not hear it. What would have prevented this would have been a closer adherence to landing checklists (and double checking it on final). Also paying closer attention to the planes handling would have tipped me off that something was wrong.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: I HAD ENTERED THE 45 TO DOWNWIND AND WAS COMPLETING THE FIRST FEW STEPS OF MY PRE-LNDG CHKLIST. THIS WAS A LONG ENTRY AND I HAD TFC IN FRONT OF ME. I GOT DISTR BY THE OTHER TFC AND CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. I EXTENDED THE FLAPS, BUT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR. IN HINDSIGHT, I HAD NOTICED THAT THE PLANE WAS MAINTAINING ATTITUDE VERY WELL CONSIDERING THE LOW PWR SETTING, BUT FAILED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I CONTINUED THE APCH AND DID A NORMAL FLARE. I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE GEAR WERE STILL IN THE UP POS UNTIL I WAS SLIDING DOWN THE RWY. IF THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED, I DID NOT HEAR IT. WHAT WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A CLOSER ADHERENCE TO LNDG CHKLISTS (AND DOUBLE CHKING IT ON FINAL). ALSO PAYING CLOSER ATTN TO THE PLANES HANDLING WOULD HAVE TIPPED ME OFF THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

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.