<< >> NASA ASRS Report 520966, August 2001

A B35 pilot while trying to make a smooth landing at sat due to a gear problem, landed long and ran off the end of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	520966
Time
Date	200108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sat.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sat.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : corporate other
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 700 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	520966
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway incursion : runway other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : provided flight assist other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After being cleared to land on runway 12L at sat I was turning from base to final, was approximately 200 ft AGL and noticed my landing gear light (3 in the green) had not come on. I immediately asked the tower to tell me if they saw my gear down and a moment later the tower operator said, 'your gear is apparently down. I decided to land, but may have had too much airspeed (75-80 KTS) and tried to hold off mains and nose as long as possible. I may have been more than 1/2 the way down the runway when I touched down, immediately braked, but quickly realized I would run out of runway, took my feet off the brakes and pulled back on the yoke. I hit a bump, aircraft went airborne briefly 25-30 ft but I kept the nose up to avoid a propeller strike. Aircraft landed on grass and continued for another 200-300 yds before stopping. No propeller strike but nose gear was damaged.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B35 PLT WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A SMOOTH LNDG AT SAT DUE TO A GEAR PROB, LANDED LONG AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RWY.

Narrative: AFTER BEING CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 12L AT SAT I WAS TURNING FROM BASE TO FINAL, WAS APPROX 200 FT AGL AND NOTICED MY LNDG GEAR LIGHT (3 IN THE GREEN) HAD NOT COME ON. I IMMEDIATELY ASKED THE TWR TO TELL ME IF THEY SAW MY GEAR DOWN AND A MOMENT LATER THE TWR OPERATOR SAID, 'YOUR GEAR IS APPARENTLY DOWN. I DECIDED TO LAND, BUT MAY HAVE HAD TOO MUCH AIRSPD (75-80 KTS) AND TRIED TO HOLD OFF MAINS AND NOSE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. I MAY HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 1/2 THE WAY DOWN THE RWY WHEN I TOUCHED DOWN, IMMEDIATELY BRAKED, BUT QUICKLY REALIZED I WOULD RUN OUT OF RWY, TOOK MY FEET OFF THE BRAKES AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE. I HIT A BUMP, ACFT WENT AIRBORNE BRIEFLY 25-30 FT BUT I KEPT THE NOSE UP TO AVOID A PROP STRIKE. ACFT LANDED ON GRASS AND CONTINUED FOR ANOTHER 200-300 YDS BEFORE STOPPING. NO PROP STRIKE BUT NOSE GEAR WAS DAMAGED.

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.