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The pilot of a pase is unable to lower the nose gear so he makes a successful main gear extended landing on the grass at T89 without injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 371240 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199705 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : t89 |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200T Turbo Seneca II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 611 flight time type : 5 |
| ASRS Report | 371240 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government other |
| Function | other personnel |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
During landing checklist I discovered I had no nose gear light. I then called castroville unicom asking them to visually check the nose gear as I flew past to see maybe if it was just a light out. Unicom called me back and confirmed that there was no nose gear down. I then climbed back to a safe altitude, cycled the gear several times trying to get a green nose light, then tried the emergency system. I concluded the nose gear would not come down. So I informed castroville unicom of my situation and I was going to land west of runway 15 in the grass. After several approachs to be comfortable with where I was going to land the aircraft, I set the aircraft down on the mains in the grass and held the nose off as long as I could. When the nose touched down the aircraft slid to a safe stop with minimum damage to the aircraft and no one hurt.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE PLT OF A PASE IS UNABLE TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR SO HE MAKES A SUCCESSFUL MAIN GEAR EXTENDED LNDG ON THE GRASS AT T89 WITHOUT INJURIES.
Narrative: DURING LNDG CHKLIST I DISCOVERED I HAD NO NOSE GEAR LIGHT. I THEN CALLED CASTROVILLE UNICOM ASKING THEM TO VISUALLY CHK THE NOSE GEAR AS I FLEW PAST TO SEE MAYBE IF IT WAS JUST A LIGHT OUT. UNICOM CALLED ME BACK AND CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS NO NOSE GEAR DOWN. I THEN CLBED BACK TO A SAFE ALT, CYCLED THE GEAR SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO GET A GREEN NOSE LIGHT, THEN TRIED THE EMER SYS. I CONCLUDED THE NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN. SO I INFORMED CASTROVILLE UNICOM OF MY SIT AND I WAS GOING TO LAND W OF RWY 15 IN THE GRASS. AFTER SEVERAL APCHS TO BE COMFORTABLE WITH WHERE I WAS GOING TO LAND THE ACFT, I SET THE ACFT DOWN ON THE MAINS IN THE GRASS AND HELD THE NOSE OFF AS LONG AS I COULD. WHEN THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN THE ACFT SLID TO A SAFE STOP WITH MINIMUM DAMAGE TO THE ACFT AND NO ONE HURT.
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.