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GA small aircraft on flight evaluation flight with the FAA started to land gear up, then made a go around when propeller started to hit the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 179358 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199105 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : apv |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : isp |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | descent other landing : go around landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 19 |
| ASRS Report | 179358 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Retractable gear aircraft. Contact ground with gear up (propeller). In traffic pattern with flight examiner in right seat. On downwind abeam approach end of runway, initiated before landing checklist (including gear down). Failed to rechk gear indicators prior to landing. In the flare over runway propeller began contacting ground. Concluded that gear was not down and proceeded to go around. During climb out did not rest gear lever, but noticed that by then the gear was down. Returned for uneventful landing. Damaged limited to approximately 4.5' of each propeller blade bent back, ILS antenna ground down, and slight scraping of aircraft step. No injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA ON FLT EVALUATION FLT WITH THE FAA STARTED TO LAND GEAR UP, THEN MADE A GO AROUND WHEN PROPELLER STARTED TO HIT THE RWY.
Narrative: RETRACTABLE GEAR ACFT. CONTACT GND WITH GEAR UP (PROP). IN TFC PATTERN WITH FLT EXAMINER IN RIGHT SEAT. ON DOWNWIND ABEAM APCH END OF RWY, INITIATED BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST (INCLUDING GEAR DOWN). FAILED TO RECHK GEAR INDICATORS PRIOR TO LNDG. IN THE FLARE OVER RWY PROP BEGAN CONTACTING GND. CONCLUDED THAT GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND PROCEEDED TO GO AROUND. DURING CLBOUT DID NOT REST GEAR LEVER, BUT NOTICED THAT BY THEN THE GEAR WAS DOWN. RETURNED FOR UNEVENTFUL LNDG. DAMAGED LIMITED TO APPROX 4.5' OF EACH PROP BLADE BENT BACK, ILS ANTENNA GND DOWN, AND SLIGHT SCRAPING OF ACFT STEP. NO INJURIES.
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.