Landing gear failed to extend. Emergency landing at siler city, nc, gear up with smoke in cockpit.

Attributes
ACN	421253
Time
Date	199811
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : 5w8 airport : 5w8
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	421253
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	Other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Gear failed to come down while in pattern. Prior to going around, smoke came in cockpit. So I decided to land.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. EMER LNDG AT SILER CITY, NC, GEAR UP WITH SMOKE IN COCKPIT.

Narrative: GEAR FAILED TO COME DOWN WHILE IN PATTERN. PRIOR TO GOING AROUND, SMOKE CAME IN COCKPIT. SO I DECIDED TO LAND.

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.