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Air carrier medium large transport PIC executes an evasive action go around after receiving a GPWS warning on his gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 216692 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199207 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dsm |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dsm |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1100 |
| ASRS Report | 216692 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : took evasive action other other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On final approach with normal down and locked gear indications, received a GPWS gear unsafe warning. Went around and had tower check the gear visually. It looked normal and on second landing attempt, after recycling flaps, all indications were normal and an uneventful landing was accomplished.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACR MLG PIC EXECUTES AN EVASIVE ACTION GAR AFTER RECEIVING A GPWS WARNING ON HIS GEAR.
Narrative: ON FINAL APCH WITH NORMAL DOWN AND LOCKED GEAR INDICATIONS, RECEIVED A GPWS GEAR UNSAFE WARNING. WENT AROUND AND HAD TWR CHK THE GEAR VISUALLY. IT LOOKED NORMAL AND ON SECOND LNDG ATTEMPT, AFTER RECYCLING FLAPS, ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED.
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.