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Gear collapsed after landing a GA small aircraft. Approach landing made without positive gear down indications in the cockpit.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 135605 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : trl |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| 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 : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 135605 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Small aircraft was descending from 2000' MSL to traffic pattern altitude (1500' MSL). The gear was lowered and the gear indicator light did not come on. I flew midfield across the runway and asked the unicom monitor to visually check my gear. I turned downwind, base, then final, and once over the runway I sated 200' AGL above the surface.I was told by the operator and another aircraft that the gear appeared to be down. I made on go around and entered the pattern. I reset the circuit breaker and felt the gear extend and proceeded to land. I felt the wheels touch down and immediately the gear collapsed. The plane skidded 1000' down the runway. No gear down light, no gear horn and the circuit breaker was found to be out again after the incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LNDG A GA SMA. APCH LNDG MADE WITHOUT POSITIVE GEAR DOWN INDICATIONS IN THE COCKPIT.
Narrative: SMA WAS DSNDING FROM 2000' MSL TO TFC PATTERN ALT (1500' MSL). THE GEAR WAS LOWERED AND THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT COME ON. I FLEW MIDFIELD ACROSS THE RWY AND ASKED THE UNICOM MONITOR TO VISUALLY CHK MY GEAR. I TURNED DOWNWIND, BASE, THEN FINAL, AND ONCE OVER THE RWY I SATED 200' AGL ABOVE THE SURFACE.I WAS TOLD BY THE OPERATOR AND ANOTHER ACFT THAT THE GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN. I MADE ON GAR AND ENTERED THE PATTERN. I RESET THE CB AND FELT THE GEAR EXTEND AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. I FELT THE WHEELS TOUCH DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY THE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLANE SKIDDED 1000' DOWN THE RWY. NO GEAR DOWN LIGHT, NO GEAR HORN AND THE CB WAS FOUND TO BE OUT AGAIN AFTER THE INCIDENT.
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.