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A short flight to a mechanic's location to have an electric fuel pump malfunction looked at ends in a gear up landing when a related wiring problem prevents the gear warning horn from sounding.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 511270 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200104 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1885 flight time type : 35 |
| ASRS Report | 511270 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe aircraft equipment problem : critical incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : published procedure |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I flew to ZZZ to have mechanic check out electric fuel pump that appeared erratic. I checked out the fuel flow with and without the electric pump on. Flight was approximately 15 mi. Did a standard approach except that I neglected to read my checklist and forgot to put down the wheels and landed wheels up with no injuries except to the skin of the belly and a bent propeller tip. The wheels up warning horn did not sound because the broken wire causing the fuel pump problem also prevented the horn from sounding and warning me. Corrective action: 1) I plan to talk to other pilots on how to avoid distrs. 2) I plan to have a landing checklist done in a mandatory manner. 3) I plan to not rely on mechanical landing devices to warn me. 4) I plan to take formal retraining. I am current on instruments but could use some retraining with an instructor. 5) my wife (also a pilot) and I will take the course. 6) talked with airport manager and local FAA personnel.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A SHORT FLT TO A MECH'S LOCATION TO HAVE AN ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTION LOOKED AT ENDS IN A GEAR UP LNDG WHEN A RELATED WIRING PROB PREVENTS THE GEAR WARNING HORN FROM SOUNDING.
Narrative: I FLEW TO ZZZ TO HAVE MECH CHK OUT ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP THAT APPEARED ERRATIC. I CHKED OUT THE FUEL FLOW WITH AND WITHOUT THE ELECTRIC PUMP ON. FLT WAS APPROX 15 MI. DID A STANDARD APCH EXCEPT THAT I NEGLECTED TO READ MY CHKLIST AND FORGOT TO PUT DOWN THE WHEELS AND LANDED WHEELS UP WITH NO INJURIES EXCEPT TO THE SKIN OF THE BELLY AND A BENT PROP TIP. THE WHEELS UP WARNING HORN DID NOT SOUND BECAUSE THE BROKEN WIRE CAUSING THE FUEL PUMP PROB ALSO PREVENTED THE HORN FROM SOUNDING AND WARNING ME. CORRECTIVE ACTION: 1) I PLAN TO TALK TO OTHER PLTS ON HOW TO AVOID DISTRS. 2) I PLAN TO HAVE A LNDG CHKLIST DONE IN A MANDATORY MANNER. 3) I PLAN TO NOT RELY ON MECHANICAL LNDG DEVICES TO WARN ME. 4) I PLAN TO TAKE FORMAL RETRAINING. I AM CURRENT ON INSTS BUT COULD USE SOME RETRAINING WITH AN INSTRUCTOR. 5) MY WIFE (ALSO A PLT) AND I WILL TAKE THE COURSE. 6) TALKED WITH ARPT MGR AND LCL FAA PERSONNEL.
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.