Gear up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	299720
Time
Date	199503
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lns
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rdu
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Baron 55/Cochise
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 52 flight time total : 1037 flight time type : 160
ASRS Report	299720
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was being vectored for the ILS runway 8 at lancaster. The controller apologized for the late turn inbound, and cleared me for the approach. I was high, so to keep the plane from coming in too fast, I put the gear down. The approach went normal. At about 200 ft AGL I pulled the power back to idle. When I crossed the threshold and slowing to land I heard somebody say 'tell the baron his wheels are not down,' and I hit the runway approximately at the same time. I did not hear any gear horn when I brought back the power.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS BEING VECTORED FOR THE ILS RWY 8 AT LANCASTER. THE CTLR APOLOGIZED FOR THE LATE TURN INBOUND, AND CLRED ME FOR THE APCH. I WAS HIGH, SO TO KEEP THE PLANE FROM COMING IN TOO FAST, I PUT THE GEAR DOWN. THE APCH WENT NORMAL. AT ABOUT 200 FT AGL I PULLED THE PWR BACK TO IDLE. WHEN I CROSSED THE THRESHOLD AND SLOWING TO LAND I HEARD SOMEBODY SAY 'TELL THE BARON HIS WHEELS ARE NOT DOWN,' AND I HIT THE RWY APPROX AT THE SAME TIME. I DID NOT HEAR ANY GEAR HORN WHEN I BROUGHT BACK THE PWR.

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.