C210 pilot is distraction by inoperative runway lights and lands gear up.

Attributes
ACN	613945
Time
Date	200404
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	613945
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Approach cleared me to cross over airport and to land at ZZZ on long straight-in with no other traffic. Could not bring up runway lights. As recent unicom had been on a different frequency, I tried both frequencys. Delay to set up and no lights took too much attention, and I had not lowered the gear (alarm did not go off). Maneuvered to center on the runway. Gear up, made approach fast (telling me something) and by the time I realized gear was up, it was too late, so I landed. I then discovered in my credit cards was my new medical and by mistake my old medical in plastic, which I thought was my license. Airport manager said photo cell prevents lights on until dark. At dusk, the lights do not work at all. Errors: don't try landing at dusk if you can't see the runway. I hesitated doing a missed approach. I could have landed at ZZZ1. Gear now down horn did not work.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT IS DISTR BY INOP RWY LIGHTS AND LANDS GEAR UP.

Narrative: APCH CLRED ME TO CROSS OVER ARPT AND TO LAND AT ZZZ ON LONG STRAIGHT-IN WITH NO OTHER TFC. COULD NOT BRING UP RWY LIGHTS. AS RECENT UNICOM HAD BEEN ON A DIFFERENT FREQ, I TRIED BOTH FREQS. DELAY TO SET UP AND NO LIGHTS TOOK TOO MUCH ATTN, AND I HAD NOT LOWERED THE GEAR (ALARM DID NOT GO OFF). MANEUVERED TO CTR ON THE RWY. GEAR UP, MADE APCH FAST (TELLING ME SOMETHING) AND BY THE TIME I REALIZED GEAR WAS UP, IT WAS TOO LATE, SO I LANDED. I THEN DISCOVERED IN MY CREDIT CARDS WAS MY NEW MEDICAL AND BY MISTAKE MY OLD MEDICAL IN PLASTIC, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS MY LICENSE. ARPT MGR SAID PHOTO CELL PREVENTS LIGHTS ON UNTIL DARK. AT DUSK, THE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK AT ALL. ERRORS: DON'T TRY LNDG AT DUSK IF YOU CAN'T SEE THE RWY. I HESITATED DOING A MISSED APCH. I COULD HAVE LANDED AT ZZZ1. GEAR NOW DOWN HORN DID NOT WORK.

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.