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M20P pilot was so intimidated by a new instructor and distraction by airport traffic that he landed gear up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 473575 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200005 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : gbg.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 G Statesman |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 3 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Single Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 348 flight time type : 165 |
| ASRS Report | 473575 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
How the problem arose: pattern flying -- takeoff and lndgs full stop at gbg, VFR. I took off on runway 3, entered left crosswind for downwind leg. Midfield another airplane announced on CTAF that he was on localizer approach to runway 3. I was busy looking for traffic. After traffic had passed, I turned base -- about 5 mi from runway 3. While on base, or possibly still on downwind, 2 new planes entered the pattern and the cessna announced he was turning base after we announced we were turning final for runway 3. On final, cessna announced his intentions of a go around. I was very busy looking for traffic. Forgot gumps. Landed gear up. Contributing factors: had instructor in right seat, a lot of traffic at one time. Distraction from routine and visual field markers for references. Distraction to look for traffic and radio communications. How discovered: sudden jarring stop and loud noise of metal on pavement. Corrective actions: willingness to go around sooner. No need for 'first to land' despite there being excessive activity and distrs in cockpit. Perceptions, judgements, decisions: poor -- no need to land when things are not ok. Actions inactions: failure to perform routine actions while in pattern. Factors affecting quality: desire to do well with new instructor.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: M20P PLT WAS SO INTIMIDATED BY A NEW INSTRUCTOR AND DISTR BY ARPT TFC THAT HE LANDED GEAR UP.
Narrative: HOW THE PROB AROSE: PATTERN FLYING -- TKOF AND LNDGS FULL STOP AT GBG, VFR. I TOOK OFF ON RWY 3, ENTERED L XWIND FOR DOWNWIND LEG. MIDFIELD ANOTHER AIRPLANE ANNOUNCED ON CTAF THAT HE WAS ON LOC APCH TO RWY 3. I WAS BUSY LOOKING FOR TFC. AFTER TFC HAD PASSED, I TURNED BASE -- ABOUT 5 MI FROM RWY 3. WHILE ON BASE, OR POSSIBLY STILL ON DOWNWIND, 2 NEW PLANES ENTERED THE PATTERN AND THE CESSNA ANNOUNCED HE WAS TURNING BASE AFTER WE ANNOUNCED WE WERE TURNING FINAL FOR RWY 3. ON FINAL, CESSNA ANNOUNCED HIS INTENTIONS OF A GAR. I WAS VERY BUSY LOOKING FOR TFC. FORGOT GUMPS. LANDED GEAR UP. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: HAD INSTRUCTOR IN R SEAT, A LOT OF TFC AT ONE TIME. DISTR FROM ROUTINE AND VISUAL FIELD MARKERS FOR REFS. DISTR TO LOOK FOR TFC AND RADIO COMS. HOW DISCOVERED: SUDDEN JARRING STOP AND LOUD NOISE OF METAL ON PAVEMENT. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: WILLINGNESS TO GO AROUND SOONER. NO NEED FOR 'FIRST TO LAND' DESPITE THERE BEING EXCESSIVE ACTIVITY AND DISTRS IN COCKPIT. PERCEPTIONS, JUDGEMENTS, DECISIONS: POOR -- NO NEED TO LAND WHEN THINGS ARE NOT OK. ACTIONS INACTIONS: FAILURE TO PERFORM ROUTINE ACTIONS WHILE IN PATTERN. FACTORS AFFECTING QUALITY: DESIRE TO DO WELL WITH NEW INSTRUCTOR.
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.