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PA-31 pilot reported failure to lower the landing gear on final; resulting in a gear-up landing and damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1686942 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201909 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-31T Cheyenne I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Landing Gear Indicating System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 31 Flight Crew Total 3796 Flight Crew Type 1174 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
Upon entering the airport traffic pattern; I lowered the landing gear; confirmed three green gear-down indicator lights; and lowered the flaps 10 degrees. Upon turning downwind for the runway; I lowered another 10 degrees of flaps. After turning to base leg; I lowered full flaps for landing. I established a stabilized final approach to land at a normal approach speed. I never had a gear warning horn. During the landing flare; I noticed that the aircraft seemed to be settling too close to the runway as compared to its normal height at touchdown. I immediately aborted the landing. I elected to divert to a nearby airport; approximately 4 miles away.during the brief flight to the nearby airport I cycled the landing gear and noted normal gear cycle sounds and three green gear-down indicator lights. The plane flew without any change in performance or flight characteristics; and made an uneventful; normal landing. After landing; upon inspection; it became evident that the tips of the propellers and one corner of the trailing edge flap had come into brief contact with the runway during the aborted landing. However; there was no evidence that the fuselage had come into contact with the runway.during the flight and post flight inspection; I did not notice any damage or failure of the aircraft or its components; which adversely affected the structural strength; performance; or flight characteristics of the aircraft; or which will require major repair or replacement of the affected component(s).
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA-31 pilot reported failure to lower the landing gear on final; resulting in a gear-up landing and damage to the aircraft.
Narrative: Upon entering the airport traffic pattern; I lowered the landing gear; confirmed three green gear-down indicator lights; and lowered the flaps 10 degrees. Upon turning downwind for the runway; I lowered another 10 degrees of flaps. After turning to base leg; I lowered full flaps for landing. I established a stabilized final approach to land at a normal approach speed. I never had a gear warning horn. During the landing flare; I noticed that the aircraft seemed to be settling too close to the runway as compared to its normal height at touchdown. I immediately aborted the landing. I elected to divert to a nearby airport; approximately 4 miles away.During the brief flight to the nearby airport I cycled the landing gear and noted normal gear cycle sounds and three green gear-down indicator lights. The plane flew without any change in performance or flight characteristics; and made an uneventful; normal landing. After landing; upon inspection; it became evident that the tips of the propellers and one corner of the trailing edge flap had come into brief contact with the runway during the aborted landing. However; there was no evidence that the fuselage had come into contact with the runway.During the flight and post flight inspection; I did not notice any damage or failure of the aircraft or its components; which adversely affected the structural strength; performance; or flight characteristics of the aircraft; or which will require major repair or replacement of the affected component(s).
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