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A commuter flight crew failed to put the gear down before ramping an amphibian. The keel strip incurred minor damage. The crew cites fatigue as a factor.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 338524 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199606 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : x44 |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Commercial Fixed Wing |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 4400 |
| ASRS Report | 338524 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 3800 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 338522 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Landed a long ways from the ramp due to heavy boat traffic and waves. Ran the before ramping checklist, holding on the gear. We failed to complete the checklist prior to attempting to ramp the aircraft, and aircraft beached on the ramp with gear up. Our 1 passenger was deplaned using the normal exit. Aircraft was backed off ramp, gear extended, and a normal ramping ensued. The aircraft sustained minimum damage -- a 3 inch piece of keel strip needed replacing. We have run a ground school to increase awareness of the situation and have instituted a procedure of holding the gear handle by the PNF (when holding on the gear for operational reasons) till gear is put down, a second verbal on the gear prior to ramping, and an assurance that the checklist is complete. Supplemental information from acn 338522: incident happened on the second to last flight of a 12 hour, 12 leg day with 20 min turns. Fatigue was a factor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A COMMUTER FLC FAILED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN BEFORE RAMPING AN AMPHIBIAN. THE KEEL STRIP INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE. THE CREW CITES FATIGUE AS A FACTOR.
Narrative: LANDED A LONG WAYS FROM THE RAMP DUE TO HVY BOAT TFC AND WAVES. RAN THE BEFORE RAMPING CHKLIST, HOLDING ON THE GEAR. WE FAILED TO COMPLETE THE CHKLIST PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO RAMP THE ACFT, AND ACFT BEACHED ON THE RAMP WITH GEAR UP. OUR 1 PAX WAS DEPLANED USING THE NORMAL EXIT. ACFT WAS BACKED OFF RAMP, GEAR EXTENDED, AND A NORMAL RAMPING ENSUED. THE ACFT SUSTAINED MINIMUM DAMAGE -- A 3 INCH PIECE OF KEEL STRIP NEEDED REPLACING. WE HAVE RUN A GND SCHOOL TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE SIT AND HAVE INSTITUTED A PROC OF HOLDING THE GEAR HANDLE BY THE PNF (WHEN HOLDING ON THE GEAR FOR OPERATIONAL REASONS) TILL GEAR IS PUT DOWN, A SECOND VERBAL ON THE GEAR PRIOR TO RAMPING, AND AN ASSURANCE THAT THE CHKLIST IS COMPLETE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 338522: INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE SECOND TO LAST FLT OF A 12 HR, 12 LEG DAY WITH 20 MIN TURNS. FATIGUE WAS A FACTOR.
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.