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Pilot of a cessna 402 was alerted on short final that his landing gear was not down so he recycled the gear switch and extended the gear for a safe landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 350870 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199610 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lgb |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lgb |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 90 flight time total : 23015 flight time type : 5000 |
| ASRS Report | 350870 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
While on final approach to runway 30 at long beach, ca, at 300 ft in VFR conditions under part 91. Someone said 'your gears not down.' I recycled the landing gear switch. Was told 'gear is down.' I landed safely. After landing maintenance check revealed landing gear switch was intermittent and faulty. Gear switch was replaced. Also a round mirror was placed on left engine cowling so as to visually see if gear is down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A CESSNA 402 WAS ALERTED ON SHORT FINAL THAT HIS LNDG GEAR WAS NOT DOWN SO HE RECYCLED THE GEAR SWITCH AND EXTENDED THE GEAR FOR A SAFE LNDG.
Narrative: WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 30 AT LONG BEACH, CA, AT 300 FT IN VFR CONDITIONS UNDER PART 91. SOMEONE SAID 'YOUR GEARS NOT DOWN.' I RECYCLED THE LNDG GEAR SWITCH. WAS TOLD 'GEAR IS DOWN.' I LANDED SAFELY. AFTER LNDG MAINT CHK REVEALED LNDG GEAR SWITCH WAS INTERMITTENT AND FAULTY. GEAR SWITCH WAS REPLACED. ALSO A ROUND MIRROR WAS PLACED ON L ENG COWLING SO AS TO VISUALLY SEE IF GEAR IS DOWN.
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.