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Private pilot landed gear up after pulling the circuit breaker for the gear warning system and then forgetting to reset it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 314069 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199508 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tul |
| State Reference | OK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| 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 | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 13 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 314069 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approaching to land, pilot pulled circuit breaker on gear-up warning system so that he could communicate with approach control/tower personnel. Due to distraction and proximity of jet aircraft on parallel approach, pilot neglected to reset circuit breaker and extend landing gear. The plane landed gear-up with no injuries, and minimal damage to aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT LANDED GEAR UP AFTER PULLING THE CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR THE GEAR WARNING SYS AND THEN FORGETTING TO RESET IT.
Narrative: APCHING TO LAND, PLT PULLED CIRCUIT BREAKER ON GEAR-UP WARNING SYS SO THAT HE COULD COMMUNICATE WITH APCH CTL/TWR PERSONNEL. DUE TO DISTR AND PROX OF JET ACFT ON PARALLEL APCH, PLT NEGLECTED TO RESET CIRCUIT BREAKER AND EXTEND LNDG GEAR. THE PLANE LANDED GEAR-UP WITH NO INJURIES, AND MINIMAL DAMAGE TO ACFT.
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.