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Small aircraft aircraft private pilot trying to determine proper landing runway became distracted and landed gear up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376214 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199707 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : okk |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : osh |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 900 flight time type : 400 |
| ASRS Report | 376214 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far 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:
Accident while attempting to land in thunderstorm over airport. At 1 mi out I was setting up to land on runway 23 (left downwind) my heading was 310 degrees. Heard another aircraft on unicom using this runway at 20 mi out. Call unicom at 10 mi and at 7 mi got no response. At 1 mi in thunderstorm I could see windsock favoring runway 32 (straight-in). Wind out of north at approximately 45 KTS. Being high and fast for this approach left me very little time to do a proper cockpit checklist. Due to my deviation in procedure changing from runway 23 downwind to last second straight-in to runway 32 I failed to lower my landing gear. Damage was limited to propeller, flaps and oil cooler door.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA ACFT PVT PLT TRYING TO DETERMINE PROPER LNDG RWY BECAME DISTRACTED AND LANDED GEAR UP.
Narrative: ACCIDENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN TSTM OVER ARPT. AT 1 MI OUT I WAS SETTING UP TO LAND ON RWY 23 (L DOWNWIND) MY HDG WAS 310 DEGS. HEARD ANOTHER ACFT ON UNICOM USING THIS RWY AT 20 MI OUT. CALL UNICOM AT 10 MI AND AT 7 MI GOT NO RESPONSE. AT 1 MI IN TSTM I COULD SEE WINDSOCK FAVORING RWY 32 (STRAIGHT-IN). WIND OUT OF N AT APPROX 45 KTS. BEING HIGH AND FAST FOR THIS APCH LEFT ME VERY LITTLE TIME TO DO A PROPER COCKPIT CHKLIST. DUE TO MY DEV IN PROC CHANGING FROM RWY 23 DOWNWIND TO LAST SECOND STRAIGHT-IN TO RWY 32 I FAILED TO LOWER MY LNDG GEAR. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO PROP, FLAPS AND OIL COOLER DOOR.
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.