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Atx frt small transport pilot forgets to lower gear. Local controller makes save when aircraft on short final.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 152048 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bhm |
| State Reference | AL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bhm |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 152048 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On final approach in smooth air, plane was set up for a profile descent, everything perfect. Right before landing, tower advised go around, gear not down. Probable reasons for mistake include 14 hour duty day with heavy WX, flight day approximately 5 hours and no gump check. Also engrossed in feeling good that a smooth beautiful landing would occur. Suggestions to prevent gear up lndgs: pilot doing gump check. Also, have a gear horn that is loud enough that you can hear it above noise of aircraft with headphones on. I can't stress enough that a lot of planes are noisy and with headphones on you can't hear the gear horn with the noise.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX FRT SMT PLT FORGETS TO LOWER GEAR. LCL CTLR MAKES SAVE WHEN ACFT ON SHORT FINAL.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH IN SMOOTH AIR, PLANE WAS SET UP FOR A PROFILE DSNT, EVERYTHING PERFECT. RIGHT BEFORE LNDG, TWR ADVISED GAR, GEAR NOT DOWN. PROBABLE REASONS FOR MISTAKE INCLUDE 14 HR DUTY DAY WITH HVY WX, FLT DAY APPROX 5 HRS AND NO GUMP CHK. ALSO ENGROSSED IN FEELING GOOD THAT A SMOOTH BEAUTIFUL LNDG WOULD OCCUR. SUGGESTIONS TO PREVENT GEAR UP LNDGS: PLT DOING GUMP CHK. ALSO, HAVE A GEAR HORN THAT IS LOUD ENOUGH THAT YOU CAN HEAR IT ABOVE NOISE OF ACFT WITH HEADPHONES ON. I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH THAT A LOT OF PLANES ARE NOISY AND WITH HEADPHONES ON YOU CAN'T HEAR THE GEAR HORN WITH THE NOISE.
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.