C210 pilot made gear up landing.

Attributes
ACN	481205
Time
Date	200007
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ajo.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 889 flight time type : 505
ASRS Report	481205
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

My mission on this day was only to perform a chkout flight, a chance to get up and fly prior to a planned trip later in the week. I taxied from the hangar to the departure end and performed a preflight check and run-up. I visually and aurally checked for other traffic (there was none either airborne or on the ground), announced my departure, and took the runway, performing a reduced power takeoff (the plane was light: 1 person onboard, no baggage, 1/4 fuel). Since my plan was to only do pattern work, my announcements were for 'closed traffic.' it had been about 5 weeks since my last flight and I wanted to work on approachs and lndgs. On downwind, I wasn't quite up to pattern altitude so I needed to add power. Normally at this point, I have the gear down, using it to add drag and reduce the airspeed. This, I feel was a contributing element. As I passed the approach end on the downwind leg, I was concentrating on hitting the airspeed numbers that had been drilled into me. On final, I noticed that I was a bit high of the descent profile and pulled back power more aggressively. As the plane settled into the GS, I focused my attention on making as smooth a touchdown as possible. Everything was going fine, until...that sound of metal scraping on asphalt.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT MADE GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: MY MISSION ON THIS DAY WAS ONLY TO PERFORM A CHKOUT FLT, A CHANCE TO GET UP AND FLY PRIOR TO A PLANNED TRIP LATER IN THE WK. I TAXIED FROM THE HANGAR TO THE DEP END AND PERFORMED A PREFLT CHK AND RUN-UP. I VISUALLY AND AURALLY CHKED FOR OTHER TFC (THERE WAS NONE EITHER AIRBORNE OR ON THE GND), ANNOUNCED MY DEP, AND TOOK THE RWY, PERFORMING A REDUCED PWR TKOF (THE PLANE WAS LIGHT: 1 PERSON ONBOARD, NO BAGGAGE, 1/4 FUEL). SINCE MY PLAN WAS TO ONLY DO PATTERN WORK, MY ANNOUNCEMENTS WERE FOR 'CLOSED TFC.' IT HAD BEEN ABOUT 5 WKS SINCE MY LAST FLT AND I WANTED TO WORK ON APCHS AND LNDGS. ON DOWNWIND, I WASN'T QUITE UP TO PATTERN ALT SO I NEEDED TO ADD PWR. NORMALLY AT THIS POINT, I HAVE THE GEAR DOWN, USING IT TO ADD DRAG AND REDUCE THE AIRSPD. THIS, I FEEL WAS A CONTRIBUTING ELEMENT. AS I PASSED THE APCH END ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, I WAS CONCENTRATING ON HITTING THE AIRSPD NUMBERS THAT HAD BEEN DRILLED INTO ME. ON FINAL, I NOTICED THAT I WAS A BIT HIGH OF THE DSCNT PROFILE AND PULLED BACK PWR MORE AGGRESSIVELY. AS THE PLANE SETTLED INTO THE GS, I FOCUSED MY ATTN ON MAKING AS SMOOTH A TOUCHDOWN AS POSSIBLE. EVERYTHING WAS GOING FINE, UNTIL...THAT SOUND OF METAL SCRAPING ON ASPHALT.

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.