C210 pilot did not insure the landing gear was down and locked for landing.

Attributes
ACN	543593
Time
Date	200204
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vny.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
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tower : vny.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 6000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	543593
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	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
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Event: gear-up landing. Cause: pilot forgot to lower gear prior to landing. Results: propeller strike, engine stoppage. Minor hull damage. Factors: fatigue -- pilot had flown 6+ hours that day, making 5 initial approachs and miscellaneous air work. Distraction -- following close traffic over burbank class C airspace and in vny pattern. Lessons: always gump. Note: aircraft did not sustain substantial damage, pilot only occupant, no injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT DID NOT INSURE THE LNDG GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED FOR LNDG.

Narrative: EVENT: GEAR-UP LNDG. CAUSE: PLT FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR PRIOR TO LNDG. RESULTS: PROP STRIKE, ENG STOPPAGE. MINOR HULL DAMAGE. FACTORS: FATIGUE -- PLT HAD FLOWN 6+ HRS THAT DAY, MAKING 5 INITIAL APCHS AND MISC AIR WORK. DISTR -- FOLLOWING CLOSE TFC OVER BURBANK CLASS C AIRSPACE AND IN VNY PATTERN. LESSONS: ALWAYS GUMP. NOTE: ACFT DID NOT SUSTAIN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, PLT ONLY OCCUPANT, NO INJURIES.

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.