A PA24 pilot has to make a gear up landing at fxe when the gear fails to extend all the way.

Attributes
ACN	418338
Time
Date	199810
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : fxe airport : fxe
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-24 Comanche
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	controller : radar pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	controller radar : 5 flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 1430 flight time type : 2
ASRS Report	418338
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On oct/xa/98 I flew a piper comanche from stateville, nc, to fxe. Upon arrival into fxe, I selected gear down, at which time I did not receive a green light. I did a low pass and confirmed the gear in the up position. I decided to burn some fuel off and try the manual extension. I read the placard instructions on the back panel and followed them. I felt the gear come down so I did another loss pass. Tower said they appeared to be stuck in a 45 degree angle, at which time I climbed to 2000 ft and tried to shake the gear out. I tried another low pass and found the gear hadn't moved. At this point I decided to do a belly landing. After the aircraft stopped, damage to the aircraft appeared to be to the propeller and the bottom skin of the airplane.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA24 PLT HAS TO MAKE A GEAR UP LNDG AT FXE WHEN THE GEAR FAILS TO EXTEND ALL THE WAY.

Narrative: ON OCT/XA/98 I FLEW A PIPER COMANCHE FROM STATEVILLE, NC, TO FXE. UPON ARR INTO FXE, I SELECTED GEAR DOWN, AT WHICH TIME I DID NOT RECEIVE A GREEN LIGHT. I DID A LOW PASS AND CONFIRMED THE GEAR IN THE UP POS. I DECIDED TO BURN SOME FUEL OFF AND TRY THE MANUAL EXTENSION. I READ THE PLACARD INSTRUCTIONS ON THE BACK PANEL AND FOLLOWED THEM. I FELT THE GEAR COME DOWN SO I DID ANOTHER LOSS PASS. TWR SAID THEY APPEARED TO BE STUCK IN A 45 DEG ANGLE, AT WHICH TIME I CLBED TO 2000 FT AND TRIED TO SHAKE THE GEAR OUT. I TRIED ANOTHER LOW PASS AND FOUND THE GEAR HADN'T MOVED. AT THIS POINT I DECIDED TO DO A BELLY LNDG. AFTER THE ACFT STOPPED, DAMAGE TO THE ACFT APPEARED TO BE TO THE PROP AND THE BOTTOM SKIN OF THE AIRPLANE.

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.