A C340 private pilot makes a gear up landing at teb, nj.

Attributes
ACN	483137
Time
Date	200008
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : teb.airport
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 340/340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	762
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : gear up landing inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed hto in marginally VFR conditions. My destination was teb. I had intended leaving at approximately AB00, but was delayed assisting my daughter with a family problem. I did not obtain a WX briefing, but planned to file while airborne if conditions deteriorated. The conditions were MVFR throughout the flight, so I did not file IFR. After listening to ATIS, I contacted teb tower and was given vector to downwind runway 6 to follow in sequence other aircraft on 2 mi final. Tower asked me to report other aircraft in sight, and my attention was directed out left windows. I never did see other aircraft, but tower advised both aircraft were in sight and that I should turn base. I had remained at pattern altitude to avoid conflict with landing aircraft. My base leg was (I estimate) within 1 mi of threshold. As a result, descent was steep. I applied full flaps and descended. At no time did I hear gear up annunciator, which should have sounded due to full flaps and full power reduction. I was focused on landing from high, close-in position and did not look for 3 green indication. This, plus failure of aural warning, combined in a result of a gear up landing. Had I filed IFR, I probably would have been vectored for an ILS 6 approach. In hindsight, this would have been the safer, preferable scenario. I was sole occupant of aircraft and sustained no injuries whatsoever.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C340 PVT PLT MAKES A GEAR UP LNDG AT TEB, NJ.

Narrative: I DEPARTED HTO IN MARGINALLY VFR CONDITIONS. MY DEST WAS TEB. I HAD INTENDED LEAVING AT APPROX AB00, BUT WAS DELAYED ASSISTING MY DAUGHTER WITH A FAMILY PROB. I DID NOT OBTAIN A WX BRIEFING, BUT PLANNED TO FILE WHILE AIRBORNE IF CONDITIONS DETERIORATED. THE CONDITIONS WERE MVFR THROUGHOUT THE FLT, SO I DID NOT FILE IFR. AFTER LISTENING TO ATIS, I CONTACTED TEB TWR AND WAS GIVEN VECTOR TO DOWNWIND RWY 6 TO FOLLOW IN SEQUENCE OTHER ACFT ON 2 MI FINAL. TWR ASKED ME TO RPT OTHER ACFT IN SIGHT, AND MY ATTN WAS DIRECTED OUT L WINDOWS. I NEVER DID SEE OTHER ACFT, BUT TWR ADVISED BOTH ACFT WERE IN SIGHT AND THAT I SHOULD TURN BASE. I HAD REMAINED AT PATTERN ALT TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH LNDG ACFT. MY BASE LEG WAS (I ESTIMATE) WITHIN 1 MI OF THRESHOLD. AS A RESULT, DSCNT WAS STEEP. I APPLIED FULL FLAPS AND DSNDED. AT NO TIME DID I HEAR GEAR UP ANNUNCIATOR, WHICH SHOULD HAVE SOUNDED DUE TO FULL FLAPS AND FULL PWR REDUCTION. I WAS FOCUSED ON LNDG FROM HIGH, CLOSE-IN POS AND DID NOT LOOK FOR 3 GREEN INDICATION. THIS, PLUS FAILURE OF AURAL WARNING, COMBINED IN A RESULT OF A GEAR UP LNDG. HAD I FILED IFR, I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN VECTORED FOR AN ILS 6 APCH. IN HINDSIGHT, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN THE SAFER, PREFERABLE SCENARIO. I WAS SOLE OCCUPANT OF ACFT AND SUSTAINED NO INJURIES WHATSOEVER.

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.