Landing gear not fully extended and locked down.

Attributes
ACN	120232
Time
Date	198908
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lbe
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bdl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	120232
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Ambiguous
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Normal landing in every way. Was instructed to make a straight-in to 23 and report 4 mi out. Reported benje intersection and again reported 4 mi out. At this time lowered flaps and gear and went thru landing checklist. There was no indication of any problem, no warning light or no audible signal, even after plane struck ground. Gear was only partially down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG GEAR NOT FULLY EXTENDED AND LOCKED DOWN.

Narrative: NORMAL LNDG IN EVERY WAY. WAS INSTRUCTED TO MAKE A STRAIGHT-IN TO 23 AND REPORT 4 MI OUT. REPORTED BENJE INTXN AND AGAIN REPORTED 4 MI OUT. AT THIS TIME LOWERED FLAPS AND GEAR AND WENT THRU LNDG CHECKLIST. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM, NO WARNING LIGHT OR NO AUDIBLE SIGNAL, EVEN AFTER PLANE STRUCK GND. GEAR WAS ONLY PARTIALLY DOWN.

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.