A mooney 20 pilot lands his aircraft gear up at fsm, ar.

Attributes
ACN	428973
Time
Date	199902
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fsm.airport
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fsm.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 Scotsman
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 1037
ASRS Report	428973
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : warning horn
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In the pattern doing touch-and-goes, advised fsm tower, full stop, cleared to land. Pilot (no additional crew member, passenger) failed to extend the landing gear, thus a gear up landing was made. Although I used the checklist, my mind perceived the gear was down and locked. The plane is equipped with a manual gear. I have owned this aircraft for 11 yrs, have followed procedure for landing since ownership: 1) lower the gear, 2) turn on boost pump, 3) check gear light (1 green), 4) a short final physical check of the johnson bar to make sure it was locked, rechk the gear light. For some reason my mind perceived I had accomplished the above procedures. In fact, the boost pump was on, although I looked at the gear light, I did not see that it was red. Factors contributing to the incident: 1) additional traffic in the pattern, 2) using the new anc headset, thus did not hear the gear horn warning, 3) mental block. I will probably be the safest retractable gear pilot in existence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MOONEY 20 PLT LANDS HIS ACFT GEAR UP AT FSM, AR.

Narrative: IN THE PATTERN DOING TOUCH-AND-GOES, ADVISED FSM TWR, FULL STOP, CLRED TO LAND. PLT (NO ADDITIONAL CREW MEMBER, PAX) FAILED TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR, THUS A GEAR UP LNDG WAS MADE. ALTHOUGH I USED THE CHKLIST, MY MIND PERCEIVED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PLANE IS EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL GEAR. I HAVE OWNED THIS ACFT FOR 11 YRS, HAVE FOLLOWED PROC FOR LNDG SINCE OWNERSHIP: 1) LOWER THE GEAR, 2) TURN ON BOOST PUMP, 3) CHK GEAR LIGHT (1 GREEN), 4) A SHORT FINAL PHYSICAL CHK OF THE JOHNSON BAR TO MAKE SURE IT WAS LOCKED, RECHK THE GEAR LIGHT. FOR SOME REASON MY MIND PERCEIVED I HAD ACCOMPLISHED THE ABOVE PROCS. IN FACT, THE BOOST PUMP WAS ON, ALTHOUGH I LOOKED AT THE GEAR LIGHT, I DID NOT SEE THAT IT WAS RED. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE INCIDENT: 1) ADDITIONAL TFC IN THE PATTERN, 2) USING THE NEW ANC HEADSET, THUS DID NOT HEAR THE GEAR HORN WARNING, 3) MENTAL BLOCK. I WILL PROBABLY BE THE SAFEST RETRACTABLE GEAR PLT IN EXISTENCE.

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.