C172RG pilot made go around at a non tower airport after touching down gear up resulting in minor da...

Attributes
ACN	507482
Time
Date	200104
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : etn.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0 msl single value : 1464
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 27 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	507482
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : gear up landing
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I touched down gear up and made a successful go around with only minor damage to aircraft. Arriving from a successful 4.2 hour VFR flight from ZZZ to etn, under radar following, I did not dismount the clipboard from the yoke. I had navigation lights on to show up against haze in the distance, which caused panel lights to be dim. Performed checklist on arrival, and downwind, deciding to drop gear on base. Turning base and final, observed a family vehicle at the field, and forgot the final checklist. With GPS beeping and headset on, I never heard the gear warning horn. Power was all the way back. I flared and heard the aft tie-down ring scrape the ground. I added power and went around -- lifting off the runway at 60 mph. Engine did not shudder or vibrate. Made a tight pattern, cycled the gear and re-extended and checked green, and made a successful landing. Engine ran ok. Postflt inspection revealed aft tie-down ring worn, ILS antenna insulator broken, and 2 or 2 1/2 inches of each tip of the 3 blade propeller was curled back. No tearing on propeller tips. Absolutely no sheet metal was even scuffed. I was alone in the plane with approximately 16 gallons of fuel remaining, which put me way below gross. I really had to work getting back off the ground. Any heavier and I'd have bellied it on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172RG PLT MADE GAR AT A NON TWR ARPT AFTER TOUCHING DOWN GEAR UP RESULTING IN MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AFT TAIL CONE TIE-DOWN RING AND ALL 3 BLADE PROP TIPS WERE CURLED.

Narrative: I TOUCHED DOWN GEAR UP AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL GAR WITH ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO ACFT. ARRIVING FROM A SUCCESSFUL 4.2 HR VFR FLT FROM ZZZ TO ETN, UNDER RADAR FOLLOWING, I DID NOT DISMOUNT THE CLIPBOARD FROM THE YOKE. I HAD NAV LIGHTS ON TO SHOW UP AGAINST HAZE IN THE DISTANCE, WHICH CAUSED PANEL LIGHTS TO BE DIM. PERFORMED CHKLIST ON ARR, AND DOWNWIND, DECIDING TO DROP GEAR ON BASE. TURNING BASE AND FINAL, OBSERVED A FAMILY VEHICLE AT THE FIELD, AND FORGOT THE FINAL CHKLIST. WITH GPS BEEPING AND HEADSET ON, I NEVER HEARD THE GEAR WARNING HORN. PWR WAS ALL THE WAY BACK. I FLARED AND HEARD THE AFT TIE-DOWN RING SCRAPE THE GND. I ADDED PWR AND WENT AROUND -- LIFTING OFF THE RWY AT 60 MPH. ENG DID NOT SHUDDER OR VIBRATE. MADE A TIGHT PATTERN, CYCLED THE GEAR AND RE-EXTENDED AND CHKED GREEN, AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LNDG. ENG RAN OK. POSTFLT INSPECTION REVEALED AFT TIE-DOWN RING WORN, ILS ANTENNA INSULATOR BROKEN, AND 2 OR 2 1/2 INCHES OF EACH TIP OF THE 3 BLADE PROP WAS CURLED BACK. NO TEARING ON PROP TIPS. ABSOLUTELY NO SHEET METAL WAS EVEN SCUFFED. I WAS ALONE IN THE PLANE WITH APPROX 16 GALLONS OF FUEL REMAINING, WHICH PUT ME WAY BELOW GROSS. I REALLY HAD TO WORK GETTING BACK OFF THE GND. ANY HEAVIER AND I'D HAVE BELLIED IT ON.

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.

C172RG pilot made go around at a non tower airport after touching down gear up resulting in minor damage to the aft tail cone tie-down ring and all 3 blade propeller tips were curled.