PA32 saratoga pilot landed gear up, forgetting to put the gear down.

Attributes
ACN	531886
Time
Date	200111
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pie.airport
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1250 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	531886
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : gear up landing
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg position ind other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After flying over tampa, fl, east/west runway, I was held to 2100 ft until abeam st petersburg, runway 17L. At that time, I was xferred to st petersburg tower and cleared to land on runway 17L. I was high and fast, too fast to put the gear down. I raised the air spoiler to slow down and descend. When I reached pattern altitude, I was focused on making a perfect approach and landing. It was a perfect approach and would have been a perfect landing, but I put the gear down. Little damage was done to the plane and no one was injured. There was a friend and I on board. The damage was to the flaps, step and propeller and an antenna on the bottom that popped up. A tow truck raised the plane and the gear was dropped down and a tug moved the plane to my hangar. In reconstructing the mishap, I find 2 mistakes: 1) I should have slowed down, dropped the gear, and began the descent. 2) I should not have focused as hard on making a perfect landing, but on making a proper landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 SARATOGA PLT LANDED GEAR UP, FORGETTING TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.

Narrative: AFTER FLYING OVER TAMPA, FL, E/W RWY, I WAS HELD TO 2100 FT UNTIL ABEAM ST PETERSBURG, RWY 17L. AT THAT TIME, I WAS XFERRED TO ST PETERSBURG TWR AND CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 17L. I WAS HIGH AND FAST, TOO FAST TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. I RAISED THE AIR SPOILER TO SLOW DOWN AND DSND. WHEN I REACHED PATTERN ALT, I WAS FOCUSED ON MAKING A PERFECT APCH AND LNDG. IT WAS A PERFECT APCH AND WOULD HAVE BEEN A PERFECT LNDG, BUT I PUT THE GEAR DOWN. LITTLE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PLANE AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THERE WAS A FRIEND AND I ON BOARD. THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE FLAPS, STEP AND PROP AND AN ANTENNA ON THE BOTTOM THAT POPPED UP. A TOW TRUCK RAISED THE PLANE AND THE GEAR WAS DROPPED DOWN AND A TUG MOVED THE PLANE TO MY HANGAR. IN RECONSTRUCTING THE MISHAP, I FIND 2 MISTAKES: 1) I SHOULD HAVE SLOWED DOWN, DROPPED THE GEAR, AND BEGAN THE DSCNT. 2) I SHOULD NOT HAVE FOCUSED AS HARD ON MAKING A PERFECT LNDG, BUT ON MAKING A PROPER LNDG.

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.