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Aircraft damaged when propellers hit the runway on gear up landing. Pilot forgot to re-lower the gear after recycling it when an aircraft equipment problem was indicated by the right gear not being down and locked.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 357881 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199701 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 42b |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 300 |
| ASRS Report | 357881 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On approach to landing I went through my checklist. I noticed the right main gear light did not show down and locked, I retracted the gear to recycle it. While the gear was retracting, I became preoccupied with shutting the heater off and adjusting power. In the process I failed to notice I did not put the gear selector back down and verify 3 greens. When I did notice the gear was not down I initiated a go around, but in the process got a little too low and hit the propeller tips on the runway. I came around and made a normal landing. To prevent a recurrence, once you start a checklist stay in sequence, complete one task before moving on to another.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ACFT DAMAGED WHEN PROPS HIT THE RWY ON GEAR UP LNDG. PLT FORGOT TO RE-LOWER THE GEAR AFTER RECYCLING IT WHEN AN ACFT EQUIP PROB WAS INDICATED BY THE R GEAR NOT BEING DOWN AND LOCKED.
Narrative: ON APCH TO LNDG I WENT THROUGH MY CHKLIST. I NOTICED THE R MAIN GEAR LIGHT DID NOT SHOW DOWN AND LOCKED, I RETRACTED THE GEAR TO RECYCLE IT. WHILE THE GEAR WAS RETRACTING, I BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH SHUTTING THE HEATER OFF AND ADJUSTING PWR. IN THE PROCESS I FAILED TO NOTICE I DID NOT PUT THE GEAR SELECTOR BACK DOWN AND VERIFY 3 GREENS. WHEN I DID NOTICE THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN I INITIATED A GAR, BUT IN THE PROCESS GOT A LITTLE TOO LOW AND HIT THE PROP TIPS ON THE RWY. I CAME AROUND AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, ONCE YOU START A CHKLIST STAY IN SEQUENCE, COMPLETE ONE TASK BEFORE MOVING ON TO ANOTHER.
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.