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Student with instructor during touch and go landing practice forgot to put the landing gear down and landed gear up causing minor damage to the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 308378 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199506 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : cos |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : dtw |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Cardinal 177/177RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 180 flight time type : 20 |
| ASRS Report | 308378 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was receiving flight instruction for a commercial license. After doing maneuvers with my instructor in a cessna 172r6, he came back for touch and goes. We did 2 touch and goes before the accident. We had to extend our downwind on the third touch and go for a 737 landing ahead of us. We were to do a short field landing and usually put the gear down abeam the approach end of the runway but decided to wait until abeam the 737, and forgot to do so. I was distracted trying to judge my flight path to avoid wake turbulence from the 737 and obtain short field landing airspeed. Before crossing the threshold we had 30 degrees flaps and the throttle was at idle, both of which should have activated the gear warning horn but failed to do so. The horn was working during preflight and during the flight maneuvers. I don't use this as an excuse, but it might have prevented the accident. There were no injuries in this accident. We touched down gear up and slid to a stop. We shot everything down and informed the tower of our situation.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STUDENT WITH INSTRUCTOR DURING TOUCH AND GO LNDG PRACTICE FORGOT TO PUT THE LNDG GEAR DOWN AND LANDED GEAR UP CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.
Narrative: I WAS RECEIVING FLT INSTRUCTION FOR A COMMERCIAL LICENSE. AFTER DOING MANEUVERS WITH MY INSTRUCTOR IN A CESSNA 172R6, HE CAME BACK FOR TOUCH AND GOES. WE DID 2 TOUCH AND GOES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. WE HAD TO EXTEND OUR DOWNWIND ON THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO FOR A 737 LNDG AHEAD OF US. WE WERE TO DO A SHORT FIELD LNDG AND USUALLY PUT THE GEAR DOWN ABEAM THE APCH END OF THE RWY BUT DECIDED TO WAIT UNTIL ABEAM THE 737, AND FORGOT TO DO SO. I WAS DISTRACTED TRYING TO JUDGE MY FLT PATH TO AVOID WAKE TURB FROM THE 737 AND OBTAIN SHORT FIELD LNDG AIRSPD. BEFORE XING THE THRESHOLD WE HAD 30 DEGS FLAPS AND THE THROTTLE WAS AT IDLE, BOTH OF WHICH SHOULD HAVE ACTIVATED THE GEAR WARNING HORN BUT FAILED TO DO SO. THE HORN WAS WORKING DURING PREFLT AND DURING THE FLT MANEUVERS. I DON'T USE THIS AS AN EXCUSE, BUT IT MIGHT HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES IN THIS ACCIDENT. WE TOUCHED DOWN GEAR UP AND SLID TO A STOP. WE SHOT EVERYTHING DOWN AND INFORMED THE TWR OF OUR SIT.
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.