Pilot is distracted on final approach and starts to land gear up. As aircraft gets close to ground the propeller strikes first so pilot executes a successful go around to land again with gear extended. Only damage is propeller bent back at 2 inches from end.

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Attributes
ACN	299094
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sbd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Commander 114
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	controller non radar : 10 controller radar : 10 flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	299094
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Practicing touch and goes - on base to final attempted to adjust headset and hand hit eyeglass frame knocking the right lens out of the frame. Continued the approach with right eye closed flared over runway and propeller very lightly hit the runway due to the gear not extended. Flew pattern after go around procedure. Engine ran smooth and in balance. Proceeded to home base (sna) landed without incident. Propeller tips turned down and back 2 inches. Corrective measure: have gear warning system checked and practice 'gump' at all times.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IS DISTRACTED ON FINAL APCH AND STARTS TO LAND GEAR UP. AS ACFT GETS CLOSE TO GND THE PROP STRIKES FIRST SO PLT EXECUTES A SUCCESSFUL GAR TO LAND AGAIN WITH GEAR EXTENDED. ONLY DAMAGE IS PROP BENT BACK AT 2 INCHES FROM END.

Narrative: PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES - ON BASE TO FINAL ATTEMPTED TO ADJUST HEADSET AND HAND HIT EYEGLASS FRAME KNOCKING THE R LENS OUT OF THE FRAME. CONTINUED THE APCH WITH R EYE CLOSED FLARED OVER RWY AND PROP VERY LIGHTLY HIT THE RWY DUE TO THE GEAR NOT EXTENDED. FLEW PATTERN AFTER GAR PROC. ENG RAN SMOOTH AND IN BALANCE. PROCEEDED TO HOME BASE (SNA) LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. PROP TIPS TURNED DOWN AND BACK 2 INCHES. CORRECTIVE MEASURE: HAVE GEAR WARNING SYS CHKED AND PRACTICE 'GUMP' AT ALL TIMES.

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.