Piper seneca gear up landing ifp.

Attributes
ACN	447300
Time
Date	199908
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ifp.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ifp.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 163 flight time total : 2021 flight time type : 280
ASRS Report	447300
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : non radar controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : 941
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact none taken : unable
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was descending out of altitude into laughlin/bullhead airport (ifp). I called the tower 10 mi out. They instructed me to enter a right downwind for runway 16 and to report mid-field right downwind. I followed the instructions. There were several other aircraft in the area talking to tower with the intentions of landing at ifp. I was cleared to land runway 16 when I reported mid-field right downwind. My airspeed was fairly high due to the descent without much of a power reduction. I did my before landing checks, except that I was waiting to put the gear down until I bled off some of the airspeed. There was a lot of talk on the radio, more than usual. I was listening in, and looking for other traffic. There was a caravan coming in behind me. My thoughts were on expeditiously exiting the runway. I neglected to put the gear down. During a critical point of executing a procedural checklist I was distracted. I am in the process of revising my procedures in order to ensure that this will not happen again. I am a very conscientious person and pilot. I am surprised, amazed and devastated that I did this. If I could be of any assistance in preventing future occurrences such as this one, I would be more than happy to help.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER SENECA GEAR UP LNDG IFP.

Narrative: I WAS DSNDING OUT OF ALT INTO LAUGHLIN/BULLHEAD ARPT (IFP). I CALLED THE TWR 10 MI OUT. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO ENTER A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 16 AND TO RPT MID-FIELD R DOWNWIND. I FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS. THERE WERE SEVERAL OTHER ACFT IN THE AREA TALKING TO TWR WITH THE INTENTIONS OF LNDG AT IFP. I WAS CLRED TO LAND RWY 16 WHEN I RPTED MID-FIELD R DOWNWIND. MY AIRSPD WAS FAIRLY HIGH DUE TO THE DSCNT WITHOUT MUCH OF A PWR REDUCTION. I DID MY BEFORE LNDG CHKS, EXCEPT THAT I WAS WAITING TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN UNTIL I BLED OFF SOME OF THE AIRSPD. THERE WAS A LOT OF TALK ON THE RADIO, MORE THAN USUAL. I WAS LISTENING IN, AND LOOKING FOR OTHER TFC. THERE WAS A CARAVAN COMING IN BEHIND ME. MY THOUGHTS WERE ON EXPEDITIOUSLY EXITING THE RWY. I NEGLECTED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. DURING A CRITICAL POINT OF EXECUTING A PROCEDURAL CHKLIST I WAS DISTRACTED. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF REVISING MY PROCS IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM A VERY CONSCIENTIOUS PERSON AND PLT. I AM SURPRISED, AMAZED AND DEVASTATED THAT I DID THIS. IF I COULD BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE IN PREVENTING FUTURE OCCURRENCES SUCH AS THIS ONE, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HELP.

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.