M-20P pilot landed the aircraft and forgot to extend the landing gear.

Attributes
ACN	597682
Time
Date	200310
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 J (201)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 13500 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	597682
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : gear up landing inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I had just completed 4 1/2 hour flight from new york, landing at ZZZ, us. A pilot requested that I accompany him to an airport in his mooney aircraft. The other pilot was in command of the airplane for the takeoff and subsequent flight and, with VFR flight following and pilotage, we proceeded to the airstrip. Upon reaching the airstrip, situated in hilly terrain, we encountered turbulence and upon turning the base leg the pilot asked me to land the airplane. The airstrip was a paved 1600-1800 ft by 25 ft. I had large, unfamiliar headset which impeded my ability to hear the gear warning horn. Upon turning to final, the pilot said 'I'm extending the flaps.' having just come from a 2 crew cockpit and accustomed to flying with a qualified copilot, and with the sudden change of command, we failed to ensure that the gear was down. The subsequent landing was gear up and on the runway. Neither the pilot nor myself sustained any injury. The aircraft sustained what appeared to be minor skin damage and a power off propeller strike. This incident could have been avoided by my having been more familiar with the aircraft and by my having been in command from the outset or earlier on in the flight. Obviously, the tried and true 'gump check' or strict adherence to checklist items would have precluded the situation. I am a professional cpr pilot with an unblemished record and attend recurrent flight training regularly. I was sick about this event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: M-20P PLT LANDED THE ACFT AND FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR.

Narrative: I HAD JUST COMPLETED 4 1/2 HR FLT FROM NEW YORK, LNDG AT ZZZ, US. A PLT REQUESTED THAT I ACCOMPANY HIM TO AN ARPT IN HIS MOONEY ACFT. THE OTHER PLT WAS IN COMMAND OF THE AIRPLANE FOR THE TKOF AND SUBSEQUENT FLT AND, WITH VFR FLT FOLLOWING AND PILOTAGE, WE PROCEEDED TO THE AIRSTRIP. UPON REACHING THE AIRSTRIP, SITUATED IN HILLY TERRAIN, WE ENCOUNTERED TURB AND UPON TURNING THE BASE LEG THE PLT ASKED ME TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRSTRIP WAS A PAVED 1600-1800 FT BY 25 FT. I HAD LARGE, UNFAMILIAR HEADSET WHICH IMPEDED MY ABILITY TO HEAR THE GEAR WARNING HORN. UPON TURNING TO FINAL, THE PLT SAID 'I'M EXTENDING THE FLAPS.' HAVING JUST COME FROM A 2 CREW COCKPIT AND ACCUSTOMED TO FLYING WITH A QUALIFIED COPLT, AND WITH THE SUDDEN CHANGE OF COMMAND, WE FAILED TO ENSURE THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE SUBSEQUENT LNDG WAS GEAR UP AND ON THE RWY. NEITHER THE PLT NOR MYSELF SUSTAINED ANY INJURY. THE ACFT SUSTAINED WHAT APPEARED TO BE MINOR SKIN DAMAGE AND A PWR OFF PROP STRIKE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY MY HAVING BEEN MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE ACFT AND BY MY HAVING BEEN IN COMMAND FROM THE OUTSET OR EARLIER ON IN THE FLT. OBVIOUSLY, THE TRIED AND TRUE 'GUMP CHK' OR STRICT ADHERENCE TO CHKLIST ITEMS WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED THE SIT. I AM A PROFESSIONAL CPR PLT WITH AN UNBLEMISHED RECORD AND ATTEND RECURRENT FLT TRAINING REGULARLY. I WAS SICK ABOUT THIS EVENT.

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.