<< >> NASA ASRS Report 396693, March 1998

A C182 pilot landed gear up. The pilot admits the error and states that he improperly used the checklist.

Attributes
ACN	396693
Time
Date	199803
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mmh
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 205 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	396693
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified 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:

I landed an airplane with the landing gear up because I forgot to put the gear handle down. I improperly used the checklist, missing the landing gear part. Also, the landing gear handle is difficult to see because it is hidden by the flight yoke. That makes the airplane appear to be a fixed gear type. I will use a proper checklist for each different type of airplane to prevent from missing items on the checklist. I suggest all retractable type of airplanes should have at least a visual warning on the top part of the panel in conjunction with the audible warning.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C182 PLT LANDED GEAR UP. THE PLT ADMITS THE ERROR AND STATES THAT HE IMPROPERLY USED THE CHKLIST.

Narrative: I LANDED AN AIRPLANE WITH THE LNDG GEAR UP BECAUSE I FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN. I IMPROPERLY USED THE CHKLIST, MISSING THE LNDG GEAR PART. ALSO, THE LNDG GEAR HANDLE IS DIFFICULT TO SEE BECAUSE IT IS HIDDEN BY THE FLT YOKE. THAT MAKES THE AIRPLANE APPEAR TO BE A FIXED GEAR TYPE. I WILL USE A PROPER CHKLIST FOR EACH DIFFERENT TYPE OF AIRPLANE TO PREVENT FROM MISSING ITEMS ON THE CHKLIST. I SUGGEST ALL RETRACTABLE TYPE OF AIRPLANES SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST A VISUAL WARNING ON THE TOP PART OF THE PANEL IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AUDIBLE WARNING.

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.