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Pilot of an amphibious lake, LA42, landed on an airport with the gear up. There was only minor damage to the aircraft hull.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 364031 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199703 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : x09 |
| State Reference | FL |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lga |
| Operator | other |
| Make Model Name | LA-4-200 Buccaneer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi |
| Experience | controller radar : 9 flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2500 flight time type : 450 |
| ASRS Report | 364031 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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:
On the above time and date, I was making a visual approach to the airport, while communicating on multiple radios. I announced my intentions on unicom and listened for traffic. I went through my before landing checklists and entered the pattern. I then executed a perfect landing. When the plane made contact with the runway, I immediately realized the gear was not down. Recommendations: since it is possible to see the landing gear on this aircraft -- always confirm visually that the gear is down.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN AMPHIBIOUS LAKE, LA42, LANDED ON AN ARPT WITH THE GEAR UP. THERE WAS ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT HULL.
Narrative: ON THE ABOVE TIME AND DATE, I WAS MAKING A VISUAL APCH TO THE ARPT, WHILE COMMUNICATING ON MULTIPLE RADIOS. I ANNOUNCED MY INTENTIONS ON UNICOM AND LISTENED FOR TFC. I WENT THROUGH MY BEFORE LNDG CHKLISTS AND ENTERED THE PATTERN. I THEN EXECUTED A PERFECT LNDG. WHEN THE PLANE MADE CONTACT WITH THE RWY, I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. RECOMMENDATIONS: SINCE IT IS POSSIBLE TO SEE THE LNDG GEAR ON THIS ACFT -- ALWAYS CONFIRM VISUALLY THAT THE 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.