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A lancair iv pilot almost performs a gear-up landing with the tower advising him on short final of the missing gear at sts, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 534259 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200201 |
| Day | Thu |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sts.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 300 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : sts.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Amateur (Home) Built |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1960 flight time type : 260 |
| ASRS Report | 534259 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert flight crew : became reoriented other |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During a visual approach to sts at about 200 ft altitude, the tower said 'I see no gear, go around or extend the gear.' I extended the gear and made an uneventful landing. Tower did not seem concerned, as though it was all in a day's work. My plane has no gear warning, so I check gear twice -- first on downwind, and again coming over the fence. This time I had missed the first check, but hopefully would have caught the omission coming over the fence. But anyway, the tower's heads-up action was much appreciated and I told them so. I will be more vigilant in my gumps checks in the future.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LANCAIR IV PLT ALMOST PERFORMS A GEAR-UP LNDG WITH THE TWR ADVISING HIM ON SHORT FINAL OF THE MISSING GEAR AT STS, CA.
Narrative: DURING A VISUAL APCH TO STS AT ABOUT 200 FT ALT, THE TWR SAID 'I SEE NO GEAR, GO AROUND OR EXTEND THE GEAR.' I EXTENDED THE GEAR AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. TWR DID NOT SEEM CONCERNED, AS THOUGH IT WAS ALL IN A DAY'S WORK. MY PLANE HAS NO GEAR WARNING, SO I CHK GEAR TWICE -- FIRST ON DOWNWIND, AND AGAIN COMING OVER THE FENCE. THIS TIME I HAD MISSED THE FIRST CHK, BUT HOPEFULLY WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE OMISSION COMING OVER THE FENCE. BUT ANYWAY, THE TWR'S HEADS-UP ACTION WAS MUCH APPRECIATED AND I TOLD THEM SO. I WILL BE MORE VIGILANT IN MY GUMPS CHKS IN THE FUTURE.
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.