Distraction by traffic and CTAF calls; AC11 pilot lands with gear up at uncontrolled airport.

Attributes
ACN	697477
Time
Date	200605
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Rockwell Aero Commander single-engine undifferentiated
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 600 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	697477
Events
Anomaly	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	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Departed for a 36 NM local flight to ego. Within 10 mi of ego; announced intent on CTAF to land at ego with runway 2 favored. When field in sight at 5 NM; a radio advice came from a jump plane that he was on taxiway to runway 2. I acknowledged that he was in sight and could depart ahead of my arrival. While I was being alert to possible jump activity; another aircraft; a helicopter; announced a 1 mi north position intending a midfield arrival. By this time I advised ego traffic I was on a 3 mi final to runway 2 for a full stop and having to lose altitude with full flaps. Looking intently for jumpers; departing aircraft; arriving helicopter; configured my aircraft propeller; mixture control; boost pump; airspeed; altitude; and position over the centerline; the plane was ready for a normal landing; except the pilot left the gear in up position in error. Propeller and metal grinding sounds on the asphalt runway made my day!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISTR BY TFC AND CTAF CALLS; AC11 PLT LANDS WITH GEAR UP AT UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: DEPARTED FOR A 36 NM LCL FLT TO EGO. WITHIN 10 MI OF EGO; ANNOUNCED INTENT ON CTAF TO LAND AT EGO WITH RWY 2 FAVORED. WHEN FIELD IN SIGHT AT 5 NM; A RADIO ADVICE CAME FROM A JUMP PLANE THAT HE WAS ON TXWY TO RWY 2. I ACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE WAS IN SIGHT AND COULD DEPART AHEAD OF MY ARR. WHILE I WAS BEING ALERT TO POSSIBLE JUMP ACTIVITY; ANOTHER ACFT; A HELI; ANNOUNCED A 1 MI N POS INTENDING A MIDFIELD ARR. BY THIS TIME I ADVISED EGO TFC I WAS ON A 3 MI FINAL TO RWY 2 FOR A FULL STOP AND HAVING TO LOSE ALT WITH FULL FLAPS. LOOKING INTENTLY FOR JUMPERS; DEPARTING ACFT; ARRIVING HELI; CONFIGURED MY ACFT PROP; MIXTURE CTL; BOOST PUMP; AIRSPD; ALT; AND POS OVER THE CTRLINE; THE PLANE WAS READY FOR A NORMAL LNDG; EXCEPT THE PLT LEFT THE GEAR IN UP POS IN ERROR. PROP AND METAL GRINDING SOUNDS ON THE ASPHALT RWY MADE MY DAY!

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.