<< >> NASA ASRS Report 455094, November 1999

A private instrument rated pilot flying a commander 500 lands with the gear up and later is advised by an FAA inspector that his medical certificate is expired.

Attributes
ACN	455094
Time
Date	199911
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : luk.airport
State Reference	OH
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : luk.tower tower : lax.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Commander 500
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 43 flight time total : 1377 flight time type : 711
ASRS Report	455094
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	other personnel other
Qualification	other other : faa inspector
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While being vectored for a night visual landing, I was given a TA of a slower plane (cessna) 500 ft below me and ahead of me. Knowing I was must faster, I was so intent on spotting traffic I got out of my normal land check sequence and did not put down the gear. Upon talking to the FAA representative, who was on the scene, she pointed out that my medical was expired in june. I was unaware of that fact. I apparently entered 12/99 in my computer as my expiration date. I use the tall program to track all airplane and pilot expiration dates. I apparently entered the date of my annual as my medical.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT INST RATED PLT FLYING A COMMANDER 500 LANDS WITH THE GEAR UP AND LATER IS ADVISED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR THAT HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IS EXPIRED.

Narrative: WHILE BEING VECTORED FOR A NIGHT VISUAL LNDG, I WAS GIVEN A TA OF A SLOWER PLANE (CESSNA) 500 FT BELOW ME AND AHEAD OF ME. KNOWING I WAS MUST FASTER, I WAS SO INTENT ON SPOTTING TFC I GOT OUT OF MY NORMAL LAND CHK SEQUENCE AND DID NOT PUT DOWN THE GEAR. UPON TALKING TO THE FAA REPRESENTATIVE, WHO WAS ON THE SCENE, SHE POINTED OUT THAT MY MEDICAL WAS EXPIRED IN JUNE. I WAS UNAWARE OF THAT FACT. I APPARENTLY ENTERED 12/99 IN MY COMPUTER AS MY EXPIRATION DATE. I USE THE TALL PROGRAM TO TRACK ALL AIRPLANE AND PLT EXPIRATION DATES. I APPARENTLY ENTERED THE DATE OF MY ANNUAL AS MY MEDICAL.

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.