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Low time small aircraft pilot practicing circuits fails to lower gear and lands gear up. Places blame on gear horn which did not sound.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 134274 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : x47 |
| State Reference | FL |
| 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 : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 331 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 134274 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Practicing takeoffs and lndgs can be extremely busy for a pilot! After several lndgs I didn't put the gear selector in the down position. I continued the approach west/O realizing my mistake. Even with 40 degrees of flaps and the throttles closed the gear warning horn failed to work. I feel this was a vital system that failed to alarm me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: LOW TIME SMA PLT PRACTICING CIRCUITS FAILS TO LOWER GEAR AND LANDS GEAR UP. PLACES BLAME ON GEAR HORN WHICH DID NOT SOUND.
Narrative: PRACTICING TKOFS AND LNDGS CAN BE EXTREMELY BUSY FOR A PLT! AFTER SEVERAL LNDGS I DIDN'T PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POS. I CONTINUED THE APCH W/O REALIZING MY MISTAKE. EVEN WITH 40 DEGS OF FLAPS AND THE THROTTLES CLOSED THE GEAR WARNING HORN FAILED TO WORK. I FEEL THIS WAS A VITAL SYS THAT FAILED TO ALARM ME.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.