<< >> NASA ASRS Report 136540, February 1990

Forgetting to lower the landing gear, an small aircraft pilot executes a go around so low to the ground that propeller and antenna damage.

Attributes
ACN	136540
Time
Date	199002
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rwi
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 1 agl bound upper : 5
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High 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 : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 42 flight time total : 596 flight time type : 9
ASRS Report	136540
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The flight was in the local area. While doing a touch and go at rocky mount-wilson (rwi) airport, I allowed myself to almost land without lowering the landing gear. I was close enough to the ground that I received propeller damage and some belly antenna damage. I pulled up, added power, and made a normal go around. The next time around, I made a normal landing to a full stop, and inspected for damage. The damage was isolated to the propeller and antennas. There was absolutely no airframe damage or any personal injuries. By allowing myself to be distracted thru conversation with passenger, I missed a critical part in my landing checklist. This has been an expensive and embarrassing lesson, but a lesson well learned.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FORGETTING TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR, AN SMA PLT EXECUTES A GO AROUND SO LOW TO THE GND THAT PROPELLER AND ANTENNA DAMAGE.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS IN THE LOCAL AREA. WHILE DOING A TOUCH AND GO AT ROCKY MOUNT-WILSON (RWI) ARPT, I ALLOWED MYSELF TO ALMOST LAND WITHOUT LOWERING THE LNDG GEAR. I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE GND THAT I RECEIVED PROPELLER DAMAGE AND SOME BELLY ANTENNA DAMAGE. I PULLED UP, ADDED POWER, AND MADE A NORMAL GO AROUND. THE NEXT TIME AROUND, I MADE A NORMAL LNDG TO A FULL STOP, AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE WAS ISOLATED TO THE PROPELLER AND ANTENNAS. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO AIRFRAME DAMAGE OR ANY PERSONAL INJURIES. BY ALLOWING MYSELF TO BE DISTRACTED THRU CONVERSATION WITH PAX, I MISSED A CRITICAL PART IN MY LNDG CHECKLIST. THIS HAS BEEN AN EXPENSIVE AND EMBARRASSING LESSON, BUT A LESSON WELL LEARNED.

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.