PA32 pilot becomes distraction while doing touch-and-go lndgs and performs a gear up landing.

Attributes
ACN	686364
Time
Date	200601
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : coe.airport
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 0.5 flight time total : 840 flight time type : 610
ASRS Report	686364
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed missed approach
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

As I flared to land on runway 19 (near the numbers) the plane settled lower than normal. As I was realizing that and wondering why my stall horn was going off when I still had over 80 KTS of airspeed; I heard a loud scraping noise to the right and behind me. This was closely followed by a clunking sound that I thought was my landing gear breaking. I then realized I had not lowered the gear and applied immediate full power for a go around. I climbed out and announced and executed l-hand traffic pattern and landing for runway 19 without incident. As I turned crosswind during my climb; my propeller was silhouetted against the dark shape of canfield butte. I could then see a white circle in the propeller image. My propeller is all black on the rear side. It was at that time that I realized the propeller must have struck the ground and been damaged. There was no indication of abnormal vibration or loss of performance during the go around at any time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 PLT BECOMES DISTR WHILE DOING TOUCH-AND-GO LNDGS AND PERFORMS A GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: AS I FLARED TO LAND ON RWY 19 (NEAR THE NUMBERS) THE PLANE SETTLED LOWER THAN NORMAL. AS I WAS REALIZING THAT AND WONDERING WHY MY STALL HORN WAS GOING OFF WHEN I STILL HAD OVER 80 KTS OF AIRSPD; I HEARD A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE TO THE R AND BEHIND ME. THIS WAS CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY A CLUNKING SOUND THAT I THOUGHT WAS MY LNDG GEAR BREAKING. I THEN REALIZED I HAD NOT LOWERED THE GEAR AND APPLIED IMMEDIATE FULL PWR FOR A GAR. I CLBED OUT AND ANNOUNCED AND EXECUTED L-HAND TFC PATTERN AND LNDG FOR RWY 19 WITHOUT INCIDENT. AS I TURNED XWIND DURING MY CLB; MY PROP WAS SILHOUETTED AGAINST THE DARK SHAPE OF CANFIELD BUTTE. I COULD THEN SEE A WHITE CIRCLE IN THE PROP IMAGE. MY PROP IS ALL BLACK ON THE REAR SIDE. IT WAS AT THAT TIME THAT I REALIZED THE PROP MUST HAVE STRUCK THE GND AND BEEN DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ABNORMAL VIBRATION OR LOSS OF PERFORMANCE DURING THE GAR AT ANY TIME.

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.