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A PA32 pilot, upon landing at ceu, realized he had neglected to extend his landing gear in a timely manner, resulting in a left main gear collapse.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 566027 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200211 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ceu.airport |
| State Reference | SC |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : zzz.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | King Air C90 E90 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time total : 1301 |
| ASRS Report | 566027 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Trip cross country ormond beach, fl, to clemson, sc. Incident occurred upon landing. Upon arrival to clemson, uncontrolled field, 3 planes were arriving almost simultaneously. I was first to announce, then a king air. I was unable to see other planes and was expediting an approach. I failed to lower gear as I was opposite the numbers on downwind which until this incident I have always done. Upon final approach, still did not lower gear. As the landing occurred, stall warning went off, gear came down, but left gear did not lock. Left wing came down and plane slid to a stop. Only injury was my pride. This should not have occurred. Spent more time looking for traffic instead of flying the plane.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA32 PLT, UPON LNDG AT CEU, REALIZED HE HAD NEGLECTED TO EXTEND HIS LNDG GEAR IN A TIMELY MANNER, RESULTING IN A L MAIN GEAR COLLAPSE.
Narrative: TRIP XCOUNTRY ORMOND BEACH, FL, TO CLEMSON, SC. INCIDENT OCCURRED UPON LNDG. UPON ARR TO CLEMSON, UNCTLED FIELD, 3 PLANES WERE ARRIVING ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY. I WAS FIRST TO ANNOUNCE, THEN A KING AIR. I WAS UNABLE TO SEE OTHER PLANES AND WAS EXPEDITING AN APCH. I FAILED TO LOWER GEAR AS I WAS OPPOSITE THE NUMBERS ON DOWNWIND WHICH UNTIL THIS INCIDENT I HAVE ALWAYS DONE. UPON FINAL APCH, STILL DID NOT LOWER GEAR. AS THE LNDG OCCURRED, STALL WARNING WENT OFF, GEAR CAME DOWN, BUT L GEAR DID NOT LOCK. L WING CAME DOWN AND PLANE SLID TO A STOP. ONLY INJURY WAS MY PRIDE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE OCCURRED. SPENT MORE TIME LOOKING FOR TFC INSTEAD OF FLYING THE PLANE.
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.