<< >> NASA ASRS Report 639203, December 2004

M20 pilot attributes a gear up landing to the distraction of answering questions from another aircraft on CTAF.

Attributes
ACN	639203
Time
Date	200412
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : t31.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 B/C Ranger
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 2100
ASRS Report	639203
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was flying a standard pattern to land on this windless VFR day. In the middle of my landing checklist, I was distraction by 2 unknown aircraft on unicom asking questions about the field I was landing on. I was answering the radio call instead of flying. So, I landed gear up. Minor damage to aircraft, none to property, none to pilot. I report this because distrs of an uncontrolled field and the overlapping CTAF's can contribute to pilot distraction. I should have ignored the calls. There was no reason to answer.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: M20 PLT ATTRIBUTES A GEAR UP LNDG TO THE DISTR OF ANSWERING QUESTIONS FROM ANOTHER ACFT ON CTAF.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING A STANDARD PATTERN TO LAND ON THIS WINDLESS VFR DAY. IN THE MIDDLE OF MY LNDG CHKLIST, I WAS DISTR BY 2 UNKNOWN ACFT ON UNICOM ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FIELD I WAS LNDG ON. I WAS ANSWERING THE RADIO CALL INSTEAD OF FLYING. SO, I LANDED GEAR UP. MINOR DAMAGE TO ACFT, NONE TO PROPERTY, NONE TO PLT. I RPT THIS BECAUSE DISTRS OF AN UNCTLED FIELD AND THE OVERLAPPING CTAF'S CAN CONTRIBUTE TO PLT DISTR. I SHOULD HAVE IGNORED THE CALLS. THERE WAS NO REASON TO ANSWER.

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.