<< >> NASA ASRS Report 415241, September 1998

Pilot of a beech A36 (BE36) landed gear up. Reporter was distracted by turbulence prior to landing causing him to slow aircraft sooner than normal by extending the flaps first before the gear. This sequence is just the opposite of his normal procedure. Aircraft received only minor damage.

Attributes
ACN	415241
Time
Date	199809
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : knw
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dal
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	415241
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I landed the aircraft wheels up. I was distracted during my landing checklist. The turbulence caused me to pull back on the power early. This slowed the airplane into the flap operating range. Usually you have to slow the airplane down to flap operating speed by lowering the landing gear. I did not notice the wheels were not down and locked until I landed. I was the only one on board and was not injured. The damage was not such to be classified as an accident by NTSB under 830.2. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he was flying a beech A36 during this incident.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A BEECH A36 (BE36) LANDED GEAR UP. RPTR WAS DISTRACTED BY TURB PRIOR TO LNDG CAUSING HIM TO SLOW ACFT SOONER THAN NORMAL BY EXTENDING THE FLAPS FIRST BEFORE THE GEAR. THIS SEQUENCE IS JUST THE OPPOSITE OF HIS NORMAL PROC. ACFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.

Narrative: I LANDED THE ACFT WHEELS UP. I WAS DISTRACTED DURING MY LNDG CHKLIST. THE TURB CAUSED ME TO PULL BACK ON THE PWR EARLY. THIS SLOWED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE FLAP OPERATING RANGE. USUALLY YOU HAVE TO SLOW THE AIRPLANE DOWN TO FLAP OPERATING SPD BY LOWERING THE LNDG GEAR. I DID NOT NOTICE THE WHEELS WERE NOT DOWN AND LOCKED UNTIL I LANDED. I WAS THE ONLY ONE ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT SUCH TO BE CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT BY NTSB UNDER 830.2. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING A BEECH A36 DURING THIS INCIDENT.

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.