Narrative:

On a flight from gyh to gmu, I failed to extend the landing gear. The flight was a short (2 min) VFR flight. Prior to my arrival at the airport, I did my flight planning and received a duats WX briefing. The WX was clear, however, the winds were gusting to 22 KTS. A full preflight was done prior to departure. I took off on runway 23 at gyh and once clear of the airport area, contacted gmu tower. They instructed me to enter a left base to runway 28, and then cleared me to land. During the landing flare, a gust of wind lifted the airplane, so I elected to go around. Accordingly, I notified the tower. On climb out, I raised the gear and cleaned up the aircraft. On the next approach I was beginning my landing checklist when the tower called out traffic for me to follow and cleared me to land. I had set the flaps, but had neglected to extend the landing gear. The aircraft landed on its belly in the middle of the runway. I notified the tower, turned all electrical switches off, moved the fuel selector to the off position and exited the aircraft. The damage to the aircraft was not substantial. Reflecting back on the chain of events, I realize that I allowed the distrs of the go around and the traffic report to interrupt the duties I needed to perform. In the future, I'm going to make sure that distrs don't interfere with my flying the aircraft by increasing the amount of 'dual' instruction that I receive. My ingraining procedures into my routine, they will become more automatic when distrs are present.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MOONEY M20K PVT PLT LANDS HIS STEED GEAR UP ON HIS SECOND APCH TO GMU, SC.

Narrative: ON A FLT FROM GYH TO GMU, I FAILED TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR. THE FLT WAS A SHORT (2 MIN) VFR FLT. PRIOR TO MY ARR AT THE ARPT, I DID MY FLT PLANNING AND RECEIVED A DUATS WX BRIEFING. THE WX WAS CLR, HOWEVER, THE WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 22 KTS. A FULL PREFLT WAS DONE PRIOR TO DEP. I TOOK OFF ON RWY 23 AT GYH AND ONCE CLR OF THE ARPT AREA, CONTACTED GMU TWR. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO ENTER A L BASE TO RWY 28, AND THEN CLRED ME TO LAND. DURING THE LNDG FLARE, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE AIRPLANE, SO I ELECTED TO GO AROUND. ACCORDINGLY, I NOTIFIED THE TWR. ON CLBOUT, I RAISED THE GEAR AND CLEANED UP THE ACFT. ON THE NEXT APCH I WAS BEGINNING MY LNDG CHKLIST WHEN THE TWR CALLED OUT TFC FOR ME TO FOLLOW AND CLRED ME TO LAND. I HAD SET THE FLAPS, BUT HAD NEGLECTED TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR. THE ACFT LANDED ON ITS BELLY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RWY. I NOTIFIED THE TWR, TURNED ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCHES OFF, MOVED THE FUEL SELECTOR TO THE OFF POS AND EXITED THE ACFT. THE DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL. REFLECTING BACK ON THE CHAIN OF EVENTS, I REALIZE THAT I ALLOWED THE DISTRS OF THE GO AROUND AND THE TFC RPT TO INTERRUPT THE DUTIES I NEEDED TO PERFORM. IN THE FUTURE, I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT DISTRS DON'T INTERFERE WITH MY FLYING THE ACFT BY INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF 'DUAL' INSTRUCTION THAT I RECEIVE. MY INGRAINING PROCS INTO MY ROUTINE, THEY WILL BECOME MORE AUTOMATIC WHEN DISTRS ARE PRESENT.

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.