M20 (mooney) pilot has a gear up landing.

Attributes
ACN	686482
Time
Date	200602
Place
Locale Reference	airport : l36.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 K (231)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1999 flight time type : 413
ASRS Report	686482
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was conducting a local flight for pleasure. My wife was the sole passenger. We had flown approximately 1/2 hour and returned to the uncontrolled field; where the airplane is based. I entered the pattern at a 45 degree angle right pattern for runway 17. I read the checklist to myself. I read; but did not lower the landing gear. I was distraction by a gauge reading an erratic voltage (12 flashing and then going back to normal) as I reduced engine power. I usually call out; gear is down on downwind; base and final. My wife usually confirms it; although she is not a pilot. I didn't do it this time. I noticed when we flared that we floated a long way. By the time I realized the problem we were settling onto the runway and I didn't want to cause more damage by a partial gear lowering. I didn't go around because I believed the propeller was going to strike and be damaged and we would turn the incident into a fatal accident. The plane settled onto the runway and slid to a stop. No injuries. No damage or danger to anyone on the ground. Extremely embarrassing. The airplane remained on the runway. The propeller was bent. The engine had a sudden stoppage. The front gear doors were scraped and the belly panels and step were scraped. The wings never touched the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: M20 (MOONEY) PLT HAS A GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS CONDUCTING A LCL FLT FOR PLEASURE. MY WIFE WAS THE SOLE PAX. WE HAD FLOWN APPROX 1/2 HR AND RETURNED TO THE UNCTLED FIELD; WHERE THE AIRPLANE IS BASED. I ENTERED THE PATTERN AT A 45 DEG ANGLE R PATTERN FOR RWY 17. I READ THE CHKLIST TO MYSELF. I READ; BUT DID NOT LOWER THE LNDG GEAR. I WAS DISTR BY A GAUGE READING AN ERRATIC VOLTAGE (12 FLASHING AND THEN GOING BACK TO NORMAL) AS I REDUCED ENG PWR. I USUALLY CALL OUT; GEAR IS DOWN ON DOWNWIND; BASE AND FINAL. MY WIFE USUALLY CONFIRMS IT; ALTHOUGH SHE IS NOT A PLT. I DIDN'T DO IT THIS TIME. I NOTICED WHEN WE FLARED THAT WE FLOATED A LONG WAY. BY THE TIME I REALIZED THE PROB WE WERE SETTLING ONTO THE RWY AND I DIDN'T WANT TO CAUSE MORE DAMAGE BY A PARTIAL GEAR LOWERING. I DIDN'T GO AROUND BECAUSE I BELIEVED THE PROP WAS GOING TO STRIKE AND BE DAMAGED AND WE WOULD TURN THE INCIDENT INTO A FATAL ACCIDENT. THE PLANE SETTLED ONTO THE RWY AND SLID TO A STOP. NO INJURIES. NO DAMAGE OR DANGER TO ANYONE ON THE GND. EXTREMELY EMBARRASSING. THE AIRPLANE REMAINED ON THE RWY. THE PROP WAS BENT. THE ENG HAD A SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THE FRONT GEAR DOORS WERE SCRAPED AND THE BELLY PANELS AND STEP WERE SCRAPED. THE WINGS NEVER TOUCHED THE GND.

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.