Gear failure on small aircraft twin.

Attributes
ACN	118323
Time
Date	198907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pmd
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 340 flight time total : 680 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	118323
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Left fox airfield about xx pm on 7/xx/89 for a short flight in the local area in an small aircraft. I made one full stop landing and took off for 1 more landing. On return for landing I felt that something was wrong because as I touched down the aircraft did not feel right, so I did a go around. At this point I retracted the gear and received a gear unsafe indication. I tried to recycle the gear to have a safe indication, but I was unable to. I then requested a visual check on my gear from lancaster FSS who dispatched the ground crew. I was informed that my gear was hanging down but appeared to be broken. I elected to make an emergency landing at plant 42 which resulted in no injuries to me or my passenger. I feel that there might be a problem with the landing gear on the small aircraft, because the left gear on this aircraft also failed in 1986.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR FAILURE ON SMA TWIN.

Narrative: LEFT FOX AIRFIELD ABOUT XX PM ON 7/XX/89 FOR A SHORT FLT IN THE LOCAL AREA IN AN SMA. I MADE ONE FULL STOP LNDG AND TOOK OFF FOR 1 MORE LNDG. ON RETURN FOR LNDG I FELT THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE AS I TOUCHED DOWN THE ACFT DID NOT FEEL RIGHT, SO I DID A GO AROUND. AT THIS POINT I RETRACTED THE GEAR AND RECEIVED A GEAR UNSAFE INDICATION. I TRIED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR TO HAVE A SAFE INDICATION, BUT I WAS UNABLE TO. I THEN REQUESTED A VISUAL CHECK ON MY GEAR FROM LANCASTER FSS WHO DISPATCHED THE GND CREW. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY GEAR WAS HANGING DOWN BUT APPEARED TO BE BROKEN. I ELECTED TO MAKE AN EMER LNDG AT PLANT 42 WHICH RESULTED IN NO INJURIES TO ME OR MY PAX. I FEEL THAT THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE LNDG GEAR ON THE SMA, BECAUSE THE LEFT GEAR ON THIS ACFT ALSO FAILED IN 1986.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.