A PA34 lands gear up after a short trip home from a maintenance visit at a nearby airport.

Attributes
ACN	633036
Time
Date	200409
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ged.airport
State Reference	DE
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-220T Turbo Seneca III
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 66 flight time total : 1565 flight time type : 190
ASRS Report	633036
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

This is a sad story. I've read it plenty of times before, never wrote it myself. I was flying my seneca back from the maintenance 1/2 hour away. Distraction by thinking about the enormous cost of fixing a few minor things. Relatively low ceilings (between 2000-3000 ft) so I flew low all the way, not requiring any descent into the pattern. Flew an abbreviated pattern instead of full downwind to base, making a single 270 degree turn to final after passing overhead the field. Full flap, full stall flare to landing. Then heard scraping and realized at the same time I was too low and slow to contemplate a go around. Power was off -- I just let it settle onto the ground, gear up. No injuries, just dumbfounded that I could do this. Obviously I need to reinforce the use of checklists and I don't think I'll make this mistake again.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA34 LANDS GEAR UP AFTER A SHORT TRIP HOME FROM A MAINT VISIT AT A NEARBY ARPT.

Narrative: THIS IS A SAD STORY. I'VE READ IT PLENTY OF TIMES BEFORE, NEVER WROTE IT MYSELF. I WAS FLYING MY SENECA BACK FROM THE MAINT 1/2 HR AWAY. DISTR BY THINKING ABOUT THE ENORMOUS COST OF FIXING A FEW MINOR THINGS. RELATIVELY LOW CEILINGS (BTWN 2000-3000 FT) SO I FLEW LOW ALL THE WAY, NOT REQUIRING ANY DSCNT INTO THE PATTERN. FLEW AN ABBREVIATED PATTERN INSTEAD OF FULL DOWNWIND TO BASE, MAKING A SINGLE 270 DEG TURN TO FINAL AFTER PASSING OVERHEAD THE FIELD. FULL FLAP, FULL STALL FLARE TO LNDG. THEN HEARD SCRAPING AND REALIZED AT THE SAME TIME I WAS TOO LOW AND SLOW TO CONTEMPLATE A GAR. PWR WAS OFF -- I JUST LET IT SETTLE ONTO THE GND, GEAR UP. NO INJURIES, JUST DUMBFOUNDED THAT I COULD DO THIS. OBVIOUSLY I NEED TO REINFORCE THE USE OF CHKLISTS AND I DON'T THINK I'LL MAKE THIS MISTAKE AGAIN.

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.