Narrative:

I was asked by my boss to fly an small aircraft from crq to ful and bring it back in the morning. A mechanic had removed the gear doors but had advised me that it was still ok to fly. Crq was 700 scattered, visibility 10. As I approached ful I selected gear down in accordance with the checklist. As the motor ran I continued with checklist items for approximately 15 seconds. I looked for a green light. There was none. I looked for the gear. There were none. I advised ful tower of my discovery and asked for a low fly-by. My fly-by revealed only a nose gear. I asked for a vector and 2500 ft to try some trouble-shooting. I went through the normal checklist several times making sure I hadn't missed anything and then began double-checking the emergency checklist. When the hand pump failed to bring the gear down, I declared an emergency, stated my destination would be lgb, and that I would try to burn off an hour of fuel in preparation of a possible gear-up landing. I tried everything on the checklist and even shaking the aircraft and unusual attitudes, and finally, as the sun began to go down, I advised the tower I would do 1 fly-by, return to the downwind, feather the rear engine, and land on 25L. They accommodated me. The landing was made centerline tail low and the aircraft only slid approximately 250 to 300 ft. I exited the aircraft only scratching my leg a bit. The aircraft front engine was at idle power. The propeller was bent back approximately 6 inches. The FAA was notified and the aircraft was removed. The mechanic's work on the gear prevented the gear from swinging freely.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ON FERRY FLT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR. GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS ASKED BY MY BOSS TO FLY AN SMA FROM CRQ TO FUL AND BRING IT BACK IN THE MORNING. A MECH HAD REMOVED THE GEAR DOORS BUT HAD ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS STILL OK TO FLY. CRQ WAS 700 SCATTERED, VISIBILITY 10. AS I APCHED FUL I SELECTED GEAR DOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHKLIST. AS THE MOTOR RAN I CONTINUED WITH CHKLIST ITEMS FOR APPROX 15 SECONDS. I LOOKED FOR A GREEN LIGHT. THERE WAS NONE. I LOOKED FOR THE GEAR. THERE WERE NONE. I ADVISED FUL TWR OF MY DISCOVERY AND ASKED FOR A LOW FLY-BY. MY FLY-BY REVEALED ONLY A NOSE GEAR. I ASKED FOR A VECTOR AND 2500 FT TO TRY SOME TROUBLE-SHOOTING. I WENT THROUGH THE NORMAL CHKLIST SEVERAL TIMES MAKING SURE I HADN'T MISSED ANYTHING AND THEN BEGAN DOUBLE-CHKING THE EMER CHKLIST. WHEN THE HAND PUMP FAILED TO BRING THE GEAR DOWN, I DECLARED AN EMER, STATED MY DEST WOULD BE LGB, AND THAT I WOULD TRY TO BURN OFF AN HR OF FUEL IN PREPARATION OF A POSSIBLE GEAR-UP LNDG. I TRIED EVERYTHING ON THE CHKLIST AND EVEN SHAKING THE ACFT AND UNUSUAL ATTITUDES, AND FINALLY, AS THE SUN BEGAN TO GO DOWN, I ADVISED THE TWR I WOULD DO 1 FLY-BY, RETURN TO THE DOWNWIND, FEATHER THE REAR ENG, AND LAND ON 25L. THEY ACCOMMODATED ME. THE LNDG WAS MADE CTRLINE TAIL LOW AND THE ACFT ONLY SLID APPROX 250 TO 300 FT. I EXITED THE ACFT ONLY SCRATCHING MY LEG A BIT. THE ACFT FRONT ENG WAS AT IDLE PWR. THE PROP WAS BENT BACK APPROX 6 INCHES. THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED AND THE ACFT WAS REMOVED. THE MECH'S WORK ON THE GEAR PREVENTED THE GEAR FROM SWINGING FREELY.

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.