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Tower local controller alerted the pilot of an small transport twin that his gear did not look extended and to go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 446459 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199908 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gon.airport |
| State Reference | CT |
| Altitude | agl single value : 200 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : gon.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 446459 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Completion phase of a short flight from wst, ri, to gon, ct, entered left downwind for north/south runway at gon. Approach uneventful. Turned left base to final, did final bottom row check (gear down/flaps/fuel pumps, etc). Saw 3 in the green, proceeded inbound for landing. At approximately 200 ft above touchdown zone, tower called 'gear up, go around.' go around was accomplished without event and we proceeded to re-enter left downwind and landed without further event. I realized on reviewing the narrowly avoided gear up that the 3 green lights I had thought illuminated were merely reflecting the very bright afternoon sunlight. What I should have done is to have confirmed the gear handle was in the down position. This has now become part of the final landing checklist. I am indebted to the quick thinking of the gon tower controller.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TWR LCL CTLR ALERTED THE PLT OF AN SMT TWIN THAT HIS GEAR DID NOT LOOK EXTENDED AND TO GO AROUND.
Narrative: COMPLETION PHASE OF A SHORT FLT FROM WST, RI, TO GON, CT, ENTERED L DOWNWIND FOR N/S RWY AT GON. APCH UNEVENTFUL. TURNED L BASE TO FINAL, DID FINAL BOTTOM ROW CHK (GEAR DOWN/FLAPS/FUEL PUMPS, ETC). SAW 3 IN THE GREEN, PROCEEDED INBOUND FOR LNDG. AT APPROX 200 FT ABOVE TOUCHDOWN ZONE, TWR CALLED 'GEAR UP, GO AROUND.' GAR WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT EVENT AND WE PROCEEDED TO RE-ENTER L DOWNWIND AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. I REALIZED ON REVIEWING THE NARROWLY AVOIDED GEAR UP THAT THE 3 GREEN LIGHTS I HAD THOUGHT ILLUMINATED WERE MERELY REFLECTING THE VERY BRIGHT AFTERNOON SUNLIGHT. WHAT I SHOULD HAVE DONE IS TO HAVE CONFIRMED THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE DOWN POS. THIS HAS NOW BECOME PART OF THE FINAL LNDG CHKLIST. I AM INDEBTED TO THE QUICK THINKING OF THE GON TWR CTLR.
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.