A low time pilot landed at mlu with the landing gear up.

Attributes
ACN	447230
Time
Date	199908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mul.airport
State Reference	LA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mlu.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 46 flight time total : 290 flight time type : 116
ASRS Report	447230
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On the downwind to runway 18, ATC told me to extend my downwind because of a crop duster operating just east of the centerline of runway 18. In locating the duster which was at our same altitude, I forgot to check on the position of the gear and inadvertently landed with the gear up. What could help to eliminate this situation is to put the gear down much earlier.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LOW TIME PLT LANDED AT MLU WITH THE LNDG GEAR UP.

Narrative: ON THE DOWNWIND TO RWY 18, ATC TOLD ME TO EXTEND MY DOWNWIND BECAUSE OF A CROP DUSTER OPERATING JUST E OF THE CTRLINE OF RWY 18. IN LOCATING THE DUSTER WHICH WAS AT OUR SAME ALT, I FORGOT TO CHK ON THE POS OF THE GEAR AND INADVERTENTLY LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. WHAT COULD HELP TO ELIMINATE THIS SIT IS TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN MUCH EARLIER.

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.