<< >> NASA ASRS Report 432131, March 1999

A piper aztec landed with the landing gear up and locked due to failure to extend the landing gear prior to landing.

Attributes
ACN	432131
Time
Date	199903
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n96.airport
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-23-250 Aztec
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other other vortac
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1850 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	432131
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : landing gear warning
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Had just taken off climbing to pattern altitude headed downwind for airport 5 mi away. On downwind, notified by unicom that I needed to extend my downwind so aircraft on final could back taxi on runway. I didn't put the gear down because of extending the downwind. Downwind is close to mountain and a right base. I got involved in low altitude and watching mountains and ht above ground. Because of the long final and power setting, no horn was heard until 1 second prior to touching down with gear up. As soon as I heard the sound I realized too late before hitting the propellers. I shut down engines and came to stop without fire.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER AZTEC LANDED WITH THE LNDG GEAR UP AND LOCKED DUE TO FAILURE TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR PRIOR TO LNDG.

Narrative: HAD JUST TAKEN OFF CLBING TO PATTERN ALT HEADED DOWNWIND FOR ARPT 5 MI AWAY. ON DOWNWIND, NOTIFIED BY UNICOM THAT I NEEDED TO EXTEND MY DOWNWIND SO ACFT ON FINAL COULD BACK TAXI ON RWY. I DIDN'T PUT THE GEAR DOWN BECAUSE OF EXTENDING THE DOWNWIND. DOWNWIND IS CLOSE TO MOUNTAIN AND A R BASE. I GOT INVOLVED IN LOW ALT AND WATCHING MOUNTAINS AND HT ABOVE GND. BECAUSE OF THE LONG FINAL AND PWR SETTING, NO HORN WAS HEARD UNTIL 1 SECOND PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN WITH GEAR UP. AS SOON AS I HEARD THE SOUND I REALIZED TOO LATE BEFORE HITTING THE PROPS. I SHUT DOWN ENGS AND CAME TO STOP WITHOUT FIRE.

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.