Inadvertent gear up landing.

Attributes
ACN	291282
Time
Date	199412
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iws
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dca
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 1380 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	291282
Events
Anomaly	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:

As I approached the west houston airport there were other planes in the air around the airport. I announced my position on the unicom frequency prior to entering a left downwind approach for runway 33. I turned left downwind, entering from the southwest and announced over unicom my position through the base leg and final approach. I had 2 notches of flaps and had an uneventful approach until I touched down. The first thing I heard was a lot of scraping and I had a gear up landing in the very center of the runway. After the plane stopped, I got out of the plane and went into the local FBO to think about what happened. There appeared to be no other damage than a propeller strike, and the underneath scratched up. I was the only one in the plane and was not hurt. I think the cause may have been traffic distraction and a subsequent lapse in vigilance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INADVERTENT GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: AS I APCHED THE W HOUSTON ARPT THERE WERE OTHER PLANES IN THE AIR AROUND THE ARPT. I ANNOUNCED MY POS ON THE UNICOM FREQ PRIOR TO ENTERING A L DOWNWIND APCH FOR RWY 33. I TURNED L DOWNWIND, ENTERING FROM THE SW AND ANNOUNCED OVER UNICOM MY POS THROUGH THE BASE LEG AND FINAL APCH. I HAD 2 NOTCHES OF FLAPS AND HAD AN UNEVENTFUL APCH UNTIL I TOUCHED DOWN. THE FIRST THING I HEARD WAS A LOT OF SCRAPING AND I HAD A GEAR UP LNDG IN THE VERY CTR OF THE RWY. AFTER THE PLANE STOPPED, I GOT OUT OF THE PLANE AND WENT INTO THE LCL FBO TO THINK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO OTHER DAMAGE THAN A PROP STRIKE, AND THE UNDERNEATH SCRATCHED UP. I WAS THE ONLY ONE IN THE PLANE AND WAS NOT HURT. I THINK THE CAUSE MAY HAVE BEEN TFC DISTR AND A SUBSEQUENT LAPSE IN VIGILANCE.

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.