A commercial rated pilot flying a C337 at hmz after maintenance was performed on the landing gear was not able to extend the landing gear for landing resulting in aircraft damage and personal injury to the pilot.

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Attributes
ACN	452925
Time
Date	199910
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
State Reference	PA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skymaster
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	452925
Person 2
Affiliation	company other other
Function	maintenance : inspector oversight : supervisor
Qualification	technician : inspection authority technician : airframe
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other other other other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : inspection performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : testing
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

Aircraft had just been released to me by local FBO (who had supposedly repaired the gear). When immediately upon takeoff the gear light (green) went off, the gear would not move at all (up or down), and no matter what I tried (including pumping), I could not get the green (or any colored) gear light to come back on. My direct vision and wing mirrors showed both front and rear gear were down. I landed the plane on runway 32 numbers without incident until 1/2 way down the runway the front gear collapsed. The incident harmed the propeller, the engine (sudden stoppage), the gear doors and front under belly. I sustained neck pain due to the associated whiplash injury.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A COMMERCIAL RATED PLT FLYING A C337 AT HMZ AFTER MAINT WAS PERFORMED ON THE LNDG GEAR WAS NOT ABLE TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR FOR LNDG RESULTING IN ACFT DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY TO THE PLT.

Narrative: ACFT HAD JUST BEEN RELEASED TO ME BY LCL FBO (WHO HAD SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED THE GEAR). WHEN IMMEDIATELY UPON TKOF THE GEAR LIGHT (GREEN) WENT OFF, THE GEAR WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL (UP OR DOWN), AND NO MATTER WHAT I TRIED (INCLUDING PUMPING), I COULD NOT GET THE GREEN (OR ANY COLORED) GEAR LIGHT TO COME BACK ON. MY DIRECT VISION AND WING MIRRORS SHOWED BOTH FRONT AND REAR GEAR WERE DOWN. I LANDED THE PLANE ON RWY 32 NUMBERS WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY THE FRONT GEAR COLLAPSED. THE INCIDENT HARMED THE PROP, THE ENG (SUDDEN STOPPAGE), THE GEAR DOORS AND FRONT UNDER BELLY. I SUSTAINED NECK PAIN DUE TO THE ASSOCIATED WHIPLASH INJURY.

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.