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An small aircraft charter pilot could not get his landing gear down using normal or manual procedures.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 264971 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199402 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gnt |
| State Reference | NM |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 1000 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | cruise other descent : approach other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2900 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 264971 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| Publication | Unspecified |
Narrative:
I was on a landing approach to grants municipal airport, NM, when my gear would not extend. I tried to manually extend it and that did not work either. I had heard that a solenoid in the power pack is continuously hot whenever the master is on and that it has a tendency to overheat. So I decided to turn off the master and allow it to cool. I flew around in circles south of the airport for about 30 mins and then successfully lowered the gear. I was told a service bulletin has been issued, but I think more pilots should be aware of an alternative to an intentional gear up landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA CHARTER PLT COULD NOT GET HIS LNDG GEAR DOWN USING NORMAL OR MANUAL PROCS.
Narrative: I WAS ON A LNDG APCH TO GRANTS MUNICIPAL ARPT, NM, WHEN MY GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. I TRIED TO MANUALLY EXTEND IT AND THAT DID NOT WORK EITHER. I HAD HEARD THAT A SOLENOID IN THE PWR PACK IS CONTINUOUSLY HOT WHENEVER THE MASTER IS ON AND THAT IT HAS A TENDENCY TO OVERHEAT. SO I DECIDED TO TURN OFF THE MASTER AND ALLOW IT TO COOL. I FLEW AROUND IN CIRCLES S OF THE ARPT FOR ABOUT 30 MINS AND THEN SUCCESSFULLY LOWERED THE GEAR. I WAS TOLD A SVC BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED, BUT I THINK MORE PLTS SHOULD BE AWARE OF AN ALTERNATIVE TO AN INTENTIONAL GEAR UP LNDG.
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.