Incident Overview
During a crosswind landing on runway 30, the aircraft skipped sideways after touchdown, prompting the pilot to abort the landing. The air traffic control tower instructed the pilot to execute a left downwind pattern and subsequently cleared the aircraft to land on the same runway again. Prior to the second approach, the tower advised the pilot of traffic operating both ahead of and behind the aircraft.
Final Landing
The pilot continued the approach and completed the landing, but the aircraft touched down with the landing gear retracted. The pilot later reported that his attention was diverted by the presence of traffic ahead and behind, and that he was also apprehensive regarding the crosswind conditions. No other factors were cited.
Pilot Statement
In his statement, the pilot indicated that the combination of traffic awareness and concern about the crosswind contributed to his distraction during the final phase of flight, leading to the omission of the landing gear extension before touchdown.