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The pilot of an amphibious C208 reported that while landing on a hard surface runway; the wheels had not supported the weight of the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1340360 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Seaplane or Amphibian |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Indicating and Warning - Landing Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 70 Flight Crew Total 15000 Flight Crew Type 270 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Was flying a C208 on amphibious floats. Weather for the approach (wind 350/30 gusting 35; 500 overcast; visibility 3 miles in light snow with possible moderate rime ice in cloud below 6000 feet).approach fairly normal; broke cloud around 500 feet carrying a fair bit of ice. For this very reason I kept approach speed slightly over 100 kts. Flare and hold off was hard work in the strong and gusty wind; but on touchdown it was obvious that something major was wrong. When the aircraft stopped; I sat there for maybe a half minute; shut down everything; got out and noticed that the main wheels did not support the aircraft weight on landing though the two front wheels were down and locked. I cannot recall ever hearing the gear warning!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of an Amphibious C208 reported that while landing on a hard surface runway; the wheels had not supported the weight of the aircraft.
Narrative: Was flying a C208 on Amphibious floats. Weather for the approach (wind 350/30 gusting 35; 500 overcast; visibility 3 miles in light snow with possible moderate rime ice in cloud below 6000 feet).Approach fairly normal; broke cloud around 500 feet carrying a fair bit of ice. For this very reason I kept approach speed slightly over 100 kts. Flare and hold off was hard work in the strong and gusty wind; but on touchdown it was obvious that something major was wrong. When the aircraft stopped; I sat there for maybe a half minute; shut down everything; got out and noticed that the main wheels did not support the aircraft weight on landing though the two front wheels were down and locked. I cannot recall ever hearing the gear warning!
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.