Comanche pilot lands gear up.

Attributes
ACN	294941
Time
Date	199501
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 48a
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-24 Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : straight in
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 106 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	294941
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure 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 was on a long (6 mi) straight-in approach. I started the checklist (proper tank, etc) and waited to finish the checklist when we were closer. Upon resuming checklist, the landing gear failed to be properly checked. The checklist should have been completed in its entirety instead of resuming the checklist. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states that the damage was minimal, propeller replaced and some skin on the belly replaced. He indicated his passenger was his father-in-law who owns the aircraft. Seemed to be confusion regarding IFR or DVFR flight plan and whether they were even on an IFR flight plan or not. It seems the father-in-law completed the upper portion of the report after reporter had completed the narrative. Analyst suggested that a checklist should be started from the beginning if not completed in sequence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMANCHE PLT LANDS GEAR UP.

Narrative: I WAS ON A LONG (6 MI) STRAIGHT-IN APCH. I STARTED THE CHKLIST (PROPER TANK, ETC) AND WAITED TO FINISH THE CHKLIST WHEN WE WERE CLOSER. UPON RESUMING CHKLIST, THE LNDG GEAR FAILED TO BE PROPERLY CHKED. THE CHKLIST SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED IN ITS ENTIRETY INSTEAD OF RESUMING THE CHKLIST. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THAT THE DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL, PROP REPLACED AND SOME SKIN ON THE BELLY REPLACED. HE INDICATED HIS PAX WAS HIS FATHER-IN-LAW WHO OWNS THE ACFT. SEEMED TO BE CONFUSION REGARDING IFR OR DVFR FLT PLAN AND WHETHER THEY WERE EVEN ON AN IFR FLT PLAN OR NOT. IT SEEMS THE FATHER-IN-LAW COMPLETED THE UPPER PORTION OF THE RPT AFTER RPTR HAD COMPLETED THE NARRATIVE. ANALYST SUGGESTED THAT A CHKLIST SHOULD BE STARTED FROM THE BEGINNING IF NOT COMPLETED IN SEQUENCE.

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.