Gear up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	289254
Time
Date	199411
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : jgg
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 F Executive 21
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 44 flight time total : 925 flight time type : 213
ASRS Report	289254
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After flying for over 5 hours and very tired I was approaching williamsburg, youngstown airport in virginia. I had slowed down the airplane to flap speed and did my 'gump' but decided because I was already slowed down that I would put the gear down when I reached base leg, then pushed the mixture full rich and propeller full RPM. As I was turning base a flock of birds came around and I managed to avoid them. I then proceeded to final and forgot to put the gear down. By the time I noticed that the gear was up. It was too late, the propeller hit the runway then the belly scrap and stop. I was wearing a 'pilot' 9001 noise canceling headset and did not hear the warning horn, which was blaring when I took the headset off. Warning horn should be piped into noise canceling headsets.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER FLYING FOR OVER 5 HRS AND VERY TIRED I WAS APCHING WILLIAMSBURG, YOUNGSTOWN ARPT IN VIRGINIA. I HAD SLOWED DOWN THE AIRPLANE TO FLAP SPD AND DID MY 'GUMP' BUT DECIDED BECAUSE I WAS ALREADY SLOWED DOWN THAT I WOULD PUT THE GEAR DOWN WHEN I REACHED BASE LEG, THEN PUSHED THE MIXTURE FULL RICH AND PROP FULL RPM. AS I WAS TURNING BASE A FLOCK OF BIRDS CAME AROUND AND I MANAGED TO AVOID THEM. I THEN PROCEEDED TO FINAL AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. BY THE TIME I NOTICED THAT THE GEAR WAS UP. IT WAS TOO LATE, THE PROP HIT THE RWY THEN THE BELLY SCRAP AND STOP. I WAS WEARING A 'PLT' 9001 NOISE CANCELING HEADSET AND DID NOT HEAR THE WARNING HORN, WHICH WAS BLARING WHEN I TOOK THE HEADSET OFF. WARNING HORN SHOULD BE PIPED INTO NOISE CANCELING HEADSETS.

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.