<< >> NASA ASRS Report 669752, August 2005

A C210 pilot landed gear up because he forgot to lower the landing gear while watching another aircraft execute a go around.

Attributes
ACN	669752
Time
Date	200508
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fch.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fat.tracon
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	tracon : fat.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : missed approach
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 80 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	669752
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : gear up landing
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was flying from long beach to fresno chandler downtown airport for business. The WX was perfect; approximately 90-95 degrees with light winds. I was using flight following from the sfr area at lax northward. As fresno approach terminated radar coverage and told me to switch to advisory frequency; they called traffic at my 11 O'clock position making a missed approach after a VOR approach to chandler. They told me it was a seminole and was 30 KTS slower. After I switched frequencys; I saw traffic and was communicating with it. Usually I always use the gear to slow down. In this case; I was already slowed down to stay behind the seminole and was watching his missed approach and simply forgot to lower the gear. The landing was completely normal until the belly touched down instead of the wheels. I was the only person on board. Approximately 3/4 fuel; no injuries; except to my pride.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C210 PLT LANDED GEAR UP BECAUSE HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR WHILE WATCHING ANOTHER ACFT EXECUTE A GAR.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING FROM LONG BEACH TO FRESNO CHANDLER DOWNTOWN ARPT FOR BUSINESS. THE WX WAS PERFECT; APPROX 90-95 DEGS WITH LIGHT WINDS. I WAS USING FLT FOLLOWING FROM THE SFR AREA AT LAX NORTHWARD. AS FRESNO APCH TERMINATED RADAR COVERAGE AND TOLD ME TO SWITCH TO ADVISORY FREQ; THEY CALLED TFC AT MY 11 O'CLOCK POS MAKING A MISSED APCH AFTER A VOR APCH TO CHANDLER. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A SEMINOLE AND WAS 30 KTS SLOWER. AFTER I SWITCHED FREQS; I SAW TFC AND WAS COMMUNICATING WITH IT. USUALLY I ALWAYS USE THE GEAR TO SLOW DOWN. IN THIS CASE; I WAS ALREADY SLOWED DOWN TO STAY BEHIND THE SEMINOLE AND WAS WATCHING HIS MISSED APCH AND SIMPLY FORGOT TO LOWER THE GEAR. THE LNDG WAS COMPLETELY NORMAL UNTIL THE BELLY TOUCHED DOWN INSTEAD OF THE WHEELS. I WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. APPROX 3/4 FUEL; NO INJURIES; EXCEPT TO MY PRIDE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.