<< >> NASA ASRS Report 1359485, May 2016

BE36 pilot reported being unable to lower the landing gear using either the normal or manual gear extension procedures. They elected to land gear up on a grass runway.

Attributes
ACN	1359485
Time
Date	201605
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Direct
Flight Plan	None
Component
Aircraft Component	Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 105 Flight Crew Total 2778 Flight Crew Type 995
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Ground Event / Encounter Gear Up Landing

Narrative:

On approach the aircraft was slowed to 140 knots and the gear lever was put in the down position to prepare for the landing phase of the flight. Within seconds; the pilot observed neither the in-transit nor the gear down lights were lit and the gear breaker had been blown. The autopilot was engaged for a straight and level flight at a safe altitude and an attempt was made to reset the breaker which immediately popped again. At which point; the pilot reviewed and performed the emergency procedures as prescribed in the poh for manual gear extension. After approximately one hour of in flight attempts to manually extend the gear; the pilot made the decision to land the plane in a gear up configuration on the grass runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BE36 pilot reported being unable to lower the landing gear using either the normal or manual gear extension procedures. They elected to land gear up on a grass runway.

Narrative: On approach the aircraft was slowed to 140 knots and the gear lever was put in the down position to prepare for the landing phase of the flight. Within seconds; the pilot observed neither the in-transit nor the gear down lights were lit and the gear breaker had been blown. The autopilot was engaged for a straight and level flight at a safe altitude and an attempt was made to reset the breaker which immediately popped again. At which point; the pilot reviewed and performed the emergency procedures as prescribed in the POH for manual gear extension. After approximately one hour of in flight attempts to manually extend the gear; the pilot made the decision to land the plane in a gear up configuration on the grass runway.

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.