C210 pilot hit gear doors on go around.

Attributes
ACN	418777
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : ida airport : ida
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ida
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Flight Phase	landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 508 flight time type : 216
ASRS Report	418777
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : overcame equipment problem
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon approach to landing at ida runway 35, I had an intermediate gear indication with no positive indication of gear extension. The gear doors were apparently open but the gear was not extended. This aircraft is a 1966 cessna C210F and the gear doors extend quite a distance below the fuselage when open. I initiated a rejected landing procedure (go around) too low and as a result, the gear doors slightly impacted the runway surface. The right gear door barely impacted the surface. Cycling the gear after go around eliminated the sequence problem and allowed a normal landing. I believe the cause of door impact with runway was pilot error in initiating the go around too late to prevent the door impact. I was confused by indications until my passenger helped me confirm the gear was not deployed. I did not realize at that point the gear doors were fully open resulting in decreased runway clearance. The problematic landing gear of the C210 contributed to the problem as the doors did not appear to sequence correctly.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT HIT GEAR DOORS ON GAR.

Narrative: UPON APCH TO LNDG AT IDA RWY 35, I HAD AN INTERMEDIATE GEAR INDICATION WITH NO POSITIVE INDICATION OF GEAR EXTENSION. THE GEAR DOORS WERE APPARENTLY OPEN BUT THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED. THIS ACFT IS A 1966 CESSNA C210F AND THE GEAR DOORS EXTEND QUITE A DISTANCE BELOW THE FUSELAGE WHEN OPEN. I INITIATED A REJECTED LNDG PROC (GAR) TOO LOW AND AS A RESULT, THE GEAR DOORS SLIGHTLY IMPACTED THE RWY SURFACE. THE R GEAR DOOR BARELY IMPACTED THE SURFACE. CYCLING THE GEAR AFTER GAR ELIMINATED THE SEQUENCE PROB AND ALLOWED A NORMAL LNDG. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF DOOR IMPACT WITH RWY WAS PLT ERROR IN INITIATING THE GAR TOO LATE TO PREVENT THE DOOR IMPACT. I WAS CONFUSED BY INDICATIONS UNTIL MY PAX HELPED ME CONFIRM THE GEAR WAS NOT DEPLOYED. I DID NOT REALIZE AT THAT POINT THE GEAR DOORS WERE FULLY OPEN RESULTING IN DECREASED RWY CLRNC. THE PROBLEMATIC LNDG GEAR OF THE C210 CONTRIBUTED TO THE PROB AS THE DOORS DID NOT APPEAR TO SEQUENCE CORRECTLY.

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.