Reporter pilot did touch and goes on a grass strip and then in his amphibious aircraft was making a ...

Attributes
ACN	339273
Time
Date	199606
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wi05
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Experimental
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 95 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 55
ASRS Report	339273
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
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:

I was flying a searey experimental amphibious airplane. I had the landing gear extended for touch and go lndgs on a grass strip. I departed the grass strip and flew 2 mi to a lake to practice water lndgs. I failed to retract the landing gear for the water landing, which caused the plane to FLIP over on its back. The incident occurred because there is no audio warning for landing gear being in the wrong position on an amphibious airplane prior to landing. If a normal audio signal were installed, it would give a signal if the landing gear is up, which is where it should be for a water landing. It would be worthwhile for someone to devise a landing gear position signal which could be controled by a switch depending on whether you are going to do land lndgs or water lndgs. It would give an appropriate warning if the ldng gear was in the wrong position. There is no checklist provided with the airplane in the kit or instructions. It should be a requirement for kit manufacturers to provide a checklist to be put on a placard in the airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR PLT DID TOUCH AND GOES ON A GRASS STRIP AND THEN IN HIS AMPHIBIOUS ACFT WAS MAKING A WATER LNDG WHEN THE ACFT FLIPPED OVER DUE TO THE LNDG GEAR STILL DOWN. RPTR FAULTS MANUFACTURER FOR NOT INSTALLING A LNDG GEAR WARNING.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING A SEAREY EXPERIMENTAL AMPHIBIOUS AIRPLANE. I HAD THE LNDG GEAR EXTENDED FOR TOUCH AND GO LNDGS ON A GRASS STRIP. I DEPARTED THE GRASS STRIP AND FLEW 2 MI TO A LAKE TO PRACTICE WATER LNDGS. I FAILED TO RETRACT THE LNDG GEAR FOR THE WATER LNDG, WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE THERE IS NO AUDIO WARNING FOR LNDG GEAR BEING IN THE WRONG POS ON AN AMPHIBIOUS AIRPLANE PRIOR TO LNDG. IF A NORMAL AUDIO SIGNAL WERE INSTALLED, IT WOULD GIVE A SIGNAL IF THE LNDG GEAR IS UP, WHICH IS WHERE IT SHOULD BE FOR A WATER LNDG. IT WOULD BE WORTHWHILE FOR SOMEONE TO DEVISE A LNDG GEAR POS SIGNAL WHICH COULD BE CTLED BY A SWITCH DEPENDING ON WHETHER YOU ARE GOING TO DO LAND LNDGS OR WATER LNDGS. IT WOULD GIVE AN APPROPRIATE WARNING IF THE LDNG GEAR WAS IN THE WRONG POS. THERE IS NO CHKLIST PROVIDED WITH THE AIRPLANE IN THE KIT OR INSTRUCTIONS. IT SHOULD BE A REQUIREMENT FOR KIT MANUFACTURERS TO PROVIDE A CHKLIST TO BE PUT ON A PLACARD IN THE AIRPLANE.

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.

Reporter pilot did touch and goes on a grass strip and then in his amphibious aircraft was making a water landing when the aircraft flipped over due to the landing gear still down. Reporter faults manufacturer for not installing a landing gear warning.