Pilot of a piper cheyenne I PA31T (PA41) failed to lower the landing gear during landing causing bot...

Attributes
ACN	386780
Time
Date	199711
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3km
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	PA-31T-1 Cheyenne I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	386780
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was PIC on a flight from medicine lodge, ks, to the colonel james jabara airport in wichita, ks, in a cheyenne I. In the right seat was a commercial pilot, mr X. I was about 3 mi southwest of the airport, so I entered a right downwind for runway 18 at jabara. I announced my position and lowered flaps to the approach position of 15 degrees. After the aircraft slowed down, I pushed down the landing gear handle, and began my right turn to base, and again announced my position on the CTAF frequency. On final, I slowed the aircraft to approach speed. The pilot in the right seat was talking to me as we turned final, and being distraction, I do not remember verifying that I had a 3 green indication as I normally do. As I approached runway 18, I lowered the flaps to full and entered the landing flare. As the airplane sank to the ground in the flare, I realized that we were getting too low, and that the gear wasn't locked. The landing gear warning horn never sounded. I added power to go around, but the aircraft was slow, and sank to the ground enough to contact it. I began to climb out, but only added partial power because I was unsure of whether the propellers had contacted the ground. I raised the flaps, and entered a r-hand pattern for runway 18. On downwind I lowered the gear, and it came down normally. I then landed on runway 18. After clearing the runway and shutting down the engines, it was then obvious that both propellers had contacted the ground. Postflt inspection of the aircraft also revealed that the flaps had contacted the ground slightly, and that the ADF antenna, relief tube drain, and part of a communication antenna had also been damaged. There was no damage to the belly of the aircraft. Postflt discussion with mr X confirmed that he had not heard the gear warning horn. I believe the cause of this incident was a classic case of being distraction (listening to the other pilot), and being over confident because another pilot was in the right seat. This led to a breakdown in proper procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A PIPER CHEYENNE I PA31T (PA41) FAILED TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR DURING LNDG CAUSING BOTH PROPS TO STRIKE THE GND DURING GAR.

Narrative: I WAS PIC ON A FLT FROM MEDICINE LODGE, KS, TO THE COLONEL JAMES JABARA ARPT IN WICHITA, KS, IN A CHEYENNE I. IN THE R SEAT WAS A COMMERCIAL PLT, MR X. I WAS ABOUT 3 MI SW OF THE ARPT, SO I ENTERED A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 18 AT JABARA. I ANNOUNCED MY POS AND LOWERED FLAPS TO THE APCH POS OF 15 DEGS. AFTER THE ACFT SLOWED DOWN, I PUSHED DOWN THE LNDG GEAR HANDLE, AND BEGAN MY R TURN TO BASE, AND AGAIN ANNOUNCED MY POS ON THE CTAF FREQ. ON FINAL, I SLOWED THE ACFT TO APCH SPD. THE PLT IN THE R SEAT WAS TALKING TO ME AS WE TURNED FINAL, AND BEING DISTR, I DO NOT REMEMBER VERIFYING THAT I HAD A 3 GREEN INDICATION AS I NORMALLY DO. AS I APCHED RWY 18, I LOWERED THE FLAPS TO FULL AND ENTERED THE LNDG FLARE. AS THE AIRPLANE SANK TO THE GND IN THE FLARE, I REALIZED THAT WE WERE GETTING TOO LOW, AND THAT THE GEAR WASN'T LOCKED. THE LNDG GEAR WARNING HORN NEVER SOUNDED. I ADDED PWR TO GAR, BUT THE ACFT WAS SLOW, AND SANK TO THE GND ENOUGH TO CONTACT IT. I BEGAN TO CLB OUT, BUT ONLY ADDED PARTIAL PWR BECAUSE I WAS UNSURE OF WHETHER THE PROPS HAD CONTACTED THE GND. I RAISED THE FLAPS, AND ENTERED A R-HAND PATTERN FOR RWY 18. ON DOWNWIND I LOWERED THE GEAR, AND IT CAME DOWN NORMALLY. I THEN LANDED ON RWY 18. AFTER CLRING THE RWY AND SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGS, IT WAS THEN OBVIOUS THAT BOTH PROPS HAD CONTACTED THE GND. POSTFLT INSPECTION OF THE ACFT ALSO REVEALED THAT THE FLAPS HAD CONTACTED THE GND SLIGHTLY, AND THAT THE ADF ANTENNA, RELIEF TUBE DRAIN, AND PART OF A COM ANTENNA HAD ALSO BEEN DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE ACFT. POSTFLT DISCUSSION WITH MR X CONFIRMED THAT HE HAD NOT HEARD THE GEAR WARNING HORN. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS A CLASSIC CASE OF BEING DISTR (LISTENING TO THE OTHER PLT), AND BEING OVER CONFIDENT BECAUSE ANOTHER PLT WAS IN THE R SEAT. THIS LED TO A BREAKDOWN IN PROPER PROCS.

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.

Pilot of a piper cheyenne I PA31T (PA41) failed to lower the landing gear during landing causing both propellers to strike the ground during go around.