Amphibian pilot lands gear up on land.

Attributes
ACN	593266
Time
Date	200309
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	msl single value : 650
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	LA-4 A/B Buccaneer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2550 flight time type : 2250
ASRS Report	593266
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Flew a standard left pattern for runway 9. Put flaps down on downwind. Pushed gear lever down on base but didn't check to see that gear light came on or if gear extended. I was distraction by a conversation with my passenger about looking for traffic and power settings. Landed gear up and then noticed I had only put the gear handle down 1/2 way to the detent. Very minimal damage to the rear 20 inches of keep strip. No other damage. Minimal damage was verified by an FAA inspector and a local mechanic (a&P). Just before the airport landing, I had done 4 water lndgs.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AMPHIBIAN PLT LANDS GEAR UP ON LAND.

Narrative: FLEW A STANDARD L PATTERN FOR RWY 9. PUT FLAPS DOWN ON DOWNWIND. PUSHED GEAR LEVER DOWN ON BASE BUT DIDN'T CHK TO SEE THAT GEAR LIGHT CAME ON OR IF GEAR EXTENDED. I WAS DISTR BY A CONVERSATION WITH MY PAX ABOUT LOOKING FOR TFC AND PWR SETTINGS. LANDED GEAR UP AND THEN NOTICED I HAD ONLY PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN 1/2 WAY TO THE DETENT. VERY MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE REAR 20 INCHES OF KEEP STRIP. NO OTHER DAMAGE. MINIMAL DAMAGE WAS VERIFIED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR AND A LCL MECH (A&P). JUST BEFORE THE ARPT LNDG, I HAD DONE 4 WATER LNDGS.

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.