Small transport pilot lands gear up.

Attributes
ACN	181566
Time
Date	199106
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bfi
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : den
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 29000 flight time type : 50
ASRS Report	181566
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I landed on 13R at boeing field with the gear up. The WX at the time was VFR. The aircraft involved was an small transport. FBO and maintenance lifted the aircraft and lowered the gear. The gear was placed in the down position several mi from T/D, the gear warning horn stopped and I assumed the gear was down; however, it did not lower and this fact was not discovered in time to make a go around. Tests are being conducted at boeing field on the gear operation by FBO and the seattle FSDO. The NTSB has determined that this occurrence did not meet the criteria for an accident. At about 100' in the air I noticed that the green lights were missing I looked for the location of the gear handle and it was down. I assumed that the green lights were set for night flight so I turned each light to bright and got a 3 green lights. However the 3 green indication I saw was the push to test function only, so I still had no green lights at the end of this exercise. I had about 4 seconds or so for the go around, but the turbine engines did not respond in time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT PLT LANDS GEAR UP.

Narrative: I LANDED ON 13R AT BOEING FIELD WITH THE GEAR UP. THE WX AT THE TIME WAS VFR. THE ACFT INVOLVED WAS AN SMT. FBO AND MAINT LIFTED THE ACFT AND LOWERED THE GEAR. THE GEAR WAS PLACED IN THE DOWN POS SEVERAL MI FROM T/D, THE GEAR WARNING HORN STOPPED AND I ASSUMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN; HOWEVER, IT DID NOT LOWER AND THIS FACT WAS NOT DISCOVERED IN TIME TO MAKE A GAR. TESTS ARE BEING CONDUCTED AT BOEING FIELD ON THE GEAR OPERATION BY FBO AND THE SEATTLE FSDO. THE NTSB HAS DETERMINED THAT THIS OCCURRENCE DID NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR AN ACCIDENT. AT ABOUT 100' IN THE AIR I NOTICED THAT THE GREEN LIGHTS WERE MISSING I LOOKED FOR THE LOCATION OF THE GEAR HANDLE AND IT WAS DOWN. I ASSUMED THAT THE GREEN LIGHTS WERE SET FOR NIGHT FLT SO I TURNED EACH LIGHT TO BRIGHT AND GOT A 3 GREEN LIGHTS. HOWEVER THE 3 GREEN INDICATION I SAW WAS THE PUSH TO TEST FUNCTION ONLY, SO I STILL HAD NO GREEN LIGHTS AT THE END OF THIS EXERCISE. I HAD ABOUT 4 SECS OR SO FOR THE GAR, BUT THE TURBINE ENGS DID NOT RESPOND IN TIME.

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.