GA mooney M20 pilot lands at gws with gear up.

Attributes
ACN	444804
Time
Date	199907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gws.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zdc.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 B/C Ranger
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1200 flight time type : 900
ASRS Report	444804
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : gear up landing inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

On jul/xa/99, I landed my aircraft with the wheels not extended. There were several ultralight aircraft in the area, but no visual contact made. There was a light tailwind for landing at glenwood springs. This is a 1-WAY airport in light wind conditions. There are mountains very close, all around the airport. The mountains and winds do cause some turbulence at this airport. On downwind, the aircraft is very close to these mountains and requires constant concern. On downwind my airspeed seemed to be normal at 90 mph and a 500 FPM descent was easily achieved. With a headwind on downwind, the speed and descent seemed normal, therefore I didn't extend the gear at my usual time. The turns to base and final also seemed normal as did the descent and speeds. I usually carry 10 mph over (90 mph) on final in tailwinds. This made the approach all seem normal. I wear active noise canceling headphones and didn't hear the gear up warning. As a result, I did land the aircraft on the belly and on the centerline of the runway. The landing was a full stall landing and therefore there was no chance for a go around as it happened suddenly. Fortunately there were no injuries or post landing fire. This is considered an incident by FAA FSDO salt lake city. Damage was minor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA MOONEY M20 PLT LANDS AT GWS WITH GEAR UP.

Narrative: ON JUL/XA/99, I LANDED MY ACFT WITH THE WHEELS NOT EXTENDED. THERE WERE SEVERAL ULTRALIGHT ACFT IN THE AREA, BUT NO VISUAL CONTACT MADE. THERE WAS A LIGHT TAILWIND FOR LNDG AT GLENWOOD SPRINGS. THIS IS A 1-WAY ARPT IN LIGHT WIND CONDITIONS. THERE ARE MOUNTAINS VERY CLOSE, ALL AROUND THE ARPT. THE MOUNTAINS AND WINDS DO CAUSE SOME TURB AT THIS ARPT. ON DOWNWIND, THE ACFT IS VERY CLOSE TO THESE MOUNTAINS AND REQUIRES CONSTANT CONCERN. ON DOWNWIND MY AIRSPD SEEMED TO BE NORMAL AT 90 MPH AND A 500 FPM DSCNT WAS EASILY ACHIEVED. WITH A HEADWIND ON DOWNWIND, THE SPD AND DSCNT SEEMED NORMAL, THEREFORE I DIDN'T EXTEND THE GEAR AT MY USUAL TIME. THE TURNS TO BASE AND FINAL ALSO SEEMED NORMAL AS DID THE DSCNT AND SPDS. I USUALLY CARRY 10 MPH OVER (90 MPH) ON FINAL IN TAILWINDS. THIS MADE THE APCH ALL SEEM NORMAL. I WEAR ACTIVE NOISE CANCELING HEADPHONES AND DIDN'T HEAR THE GEAR UP WARNING. AS A RESULT, I DID LAND THE ACFT ON THE BELLY AND ON THE CTRLINE OF THE RWY. THE LNDG WAS A FULL STALL LNDG AND THEREFORE THERE WAS NO CHANCE FOR A GAR AS IT HAPPENED SUDDENLY. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR POST LNDG FIRE. THIS IS CONSIDERED AN INCIDENT BY FAA FSDO SALT LAKE CITY. DAMAGE WAS MINOR.

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.