Landing gear collapse.

Attributes
ACN	271296
Time
Date	199405
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ptk
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ptk
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	271296
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

I was acting as a CFI/cfii and giving a man a BFR/icc. I made the error of not visually checking for his license and medical. He said he had them, but actually he did not. We went into ptk for a landing. It was very windy and turbulent, but the wind was directly down the runway. I saw him put the landing gear down, and we had 3 green lights. We began our flare, and everything seemed ok. The wheels touched down slightly, but we did not settle down. We ballooned slightly and went back into the air a few inches. The gear horn started sounding as we settled back down. Our left gear collapsed as we settled down. The pilot kept it on the right wheel as long as possible and shut the engine down. We stopped near the edge of the runway, with the left wingtip and the tail on the ground. I feel that he did the right thing and landed the airplane. It was too late to go around. I never touched the controls, because there was no need to. The pilot had it under control. He looked after we landed and discovered his license and medical were at home. So, as the legal PIC, I feel the situation was unavoidable and handled properly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG GEAR COLLAPSE.

Narrative: I WAS ACTING AS A CFI/CFII AND GIVING A MAN A BFR/ICC. I MADE THE ERROR OF NOT VISUALLY CHKING FOR HIS LICENSE AND MEDICAL. HE SAID HE HAD THEM, BUT ACTUALLY HE DID NOT. WE WENT INTO PTK FOR A LNDG. IT WAS VERY WINDY AND TURBULENT, BUT THE WIND WAS DIRECTLY DOWN THE RWY. I SAW HIM PUT THE LNDG GEAR DOWN, AND WE HAD 3 GREEN LIGHTS. WE BEGAN OUR FLARE, AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. THE WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY, BUT WE DID NOT SETTLE DOWN. WE BALLOONED SLIGHTLY AND WENT BACK INTO THE AIR A FEW INCHES. THE GEAR HORN STARTED SOUNDING AS WE SETTLED BACK DOWN. OUR L GEAR COLLAPSED AS WE SETTLED DOWN. THE PLT KEPT IT ON THE R WHEEL AS LONG AS POSSIBLE AND SHUT THE ENG DOWN. WE STOPPED NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RWY, WITH THE L WINGTIP AND THE TAIL ON THE GND. I FEEL THAT HE DID THE RIGHT THING AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE. IT WAS TOO LATE TO GAR. I NEVER TOUCHED THE CTLS, BECAUSE THERE WAS NO NEED TO. THE PLT HAD IT UNDER CTL. HE LOOKED AFTER WE LANDED AND DISCOVERED HIS LICENSE AND MEDICAL WERE AT HOME. SO, AS THE LEGAL PIC, I FEEL THE SIT WAS UNAVOIDABLE AND HANDLED PROPERLY.

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.