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A PA32R pilot forgets to retract the landing gear, which in turn, slows climb and ice accumulates on aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 575087 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200303 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : huf.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | msl single value : 5500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zid.artcc tower : mci.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 38.1 flight time total : 2690 flight time type : 1500 |
| ASRS Report | 575087 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : diverted to alternate flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : took precautionary avoidance action |
| Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I left huf, hollman field and climbed out, attempted to reach tops forecasted to be 7000 ft. I forgot to retract the gear, so climb was not as fast as usual. At 5500 ft, I had accumulated 1/2-3/4 inches of ice. I informed ATC, and they vectored me back to the field. ATC handled me as if emergency vectoring altitude to get me below clouds. Great job.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA32R PLT FORGETS TO RETRACT THE LNDG GEAR, WHICH IN TURN, SLOWS CLB AND ICE ACCUMULATES ON ACFT.
Narrative: I LEFT HUF, HOLLMAN FIELD AND CLBED OUT, ATTEMPTED TO REACH TOPS FORECASTED TO BE 7000 FT. I FORGOT TO RETRACT THE GEAR, SO CLB WAS NOT AS FAST AS USUAL. AT 5500 FT, I HAD ACCUMULATED 1/2-3/4 INCHES OF ICE. I INFORMED ATC, AND THEY VECTORED ME BACK TO THE FIELD. ATC HANDLED ME AS IF EMER VECTORING ALT TO GET ME BELOW CLOUDS. GREAT JOB.
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.