A C177RG landed with the landing gear retracted incurring damage to the aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	377740
Time
Date	199708
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sc60
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 58 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	377740
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

At approximately XX00 am local time, I departed SC60 to do some pilot proficiency in a 1978 cessna cardinal rg. After takeoff, I tried to contact flo approach on my #1 communication. When I did not get a reply, I switched headsets and mikes. I tried again without success and then switched to my #2 communication and heard flo approach announce that an aircraft calling had carrier only. When I called flo approach on my #2 communication, I received a reply. Flo approach asked my intentions, and I replied that I was going to do some takeoff and lndgs locally. Flo approach asked if I wanted radar following, and I declined stating that I was going to remain local. Subsequently, I made a touch and go landing at 51J which had a 3400 ft paved runway and returned to SC60 which has a 2700 ft grass runway. After completing 3 takeoffs and lndgs using the short, soft field techniques at SC60, I decided to do some slow 360 degree turns. After making 2 such turns, I noticed that my 1 hour of intended proficiency flying was about up and proceeded back into the pattern for a landing on runway 23. Everything appeared normal on the final approach as I was concentrating on a full flap, full stop landing with a smooth, soft touchdown. At the moment of touchdown, I was surprised at the slight bump and then a dragging sound as I slid to a stop on the runway. I saw the bent, stopped propeller and realized that I had landed gear up.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C177RG LANDED WITH THE LNDG GEAR RETRACTED INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: AT APPROX XX00 AM LCL TIME, I DEPARTED SC60 TO DO SOME PLT PROFICIENCY IN A 1978 CESSNA CARDINAL RG. AFTER TKOF, I TRIED TO CONTACT FLO APCH ON MY #1 COM. WHEN I DID NOT GET A REPLY, I SWITCHED HEADSETS AND MIKES. I TRIED AGAIN WITHOUT SUCCESS AND THEN SWITCHED TO MY #2 COM AND HEARD FLO APCH ANNOUNCE THAT AN ACFT CALLING HAD CARRIER ONLY. WHEN I CALLED FLO APCH ON MY #2 COM, I RECEIVED A REPLY. FLO APCH ASKED MY INTENTIONS, AND I REPLIED THAT I WAS GOING TO DO SOME TKOF AND LNDGS LOCALLY. FLO APCH ASKED IF I WANTED RADAR FOLLOWING, AND I DECLINED STATING THAT I WAS GOING TO REMAIN LCL. SUBSEQUENTLY, I MADE A TOUCH AND GO LNDG AT 51J WHICH HAD A 3400 FT PAVED RWY AND RETURNED TO SC60 WHICH HAS A 2700 FT GRASS RWY. AFTER COMPLETING 3 TKOFS AND LNDGS USING THE SHORT, SOFT FIELD TECHNIQUES AT SC60, I DECIDED TO DO SOME SLOW 360 DEG TURNS. AFTER MAKING 2 SUCH TURNS, I NOTICED THAT MY 1 HR OF INTENDED PROFICIENCY FLYING WAS ABOUT UP AND PROCEEDED BACK INTO THE PATTERN FOR A LNDG ON RWY 23. EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL ON THE FINAL APCH AS I WAS CONCENTRATING ON A FULL FLAP, FULL STOP LNDG WITH A SMOOTH, SOFT TOUCHDOWN. AT THE MOMENT OF TOUCHDOWN, I WAS SURPRISED AT THE SLIGHT BUMP AND THEN A DRAGGING SOUND AS I SLID TO A STOP ON THE RWY. I SAW THE BENT, STOPPED PROP AND REALIZED THAT I HAD LANDED GEAR UP.

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.