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Inexperienced pilot of PA28R landed gear up following complete electrical failure. Pilot failed to utilize manual gear extension procedure due to lack of emergency training on the aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 586363 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10.7 flight time total : 149.1 flight time type : 15.2 |
| ASRS Report | 586363 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On landing approach to ZZZ, I competed the landing checklist on the downwind for runway. Shortly after the completion of the checklist, on base leg, we experienced a compete electrical failure. I believed the aircraft to be configured for landing, as the checklist had already been completed. I continued the landing approach. Second check, gear handle was down, flaps set, 80 KTS, no warning lights witnessed. Shortly before touchdown, I heard the stall warning horn, and then landed the aircraft gear up. Three souls onboard, no injuries. Aircraft damage appeared to be limited to the propeller and some sheet metal damage to the flaps and nose gear doors. I did not consider the damage to be 'substantial' in nature as per far 830. There were no damages to persons or property other than the aircraft itself. Contributing factors were electrical failure, resulting in the failure of the landing extension system and warning system. Pilot overload due to low time and lack of emergency training.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INEXPERIENCED PLT OF PA28R LANDED GEAR UP FOLLOWING COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. PLT FAILED TO UTILIZE MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROC DUE TO LACK OF EMER TRAINING ON THE ACFT.
Narrative: ON LNDG APCH TO ZZZ, I COMPETED THE LNDG CHKLIST ON THE DOWNWIND FOR RWY. SHORTLY AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THE CHKLIST, ON BASE LEG, WE EXPERIENCED A COMPETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. I BELIEVED THE ACFT TO BE CONFIGURED FOR LNDG, AS THE CHKLIST HAD ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED. I CONTINUED THE LNDG APCH. SECOND CHECK, GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN, FLAPS SET, 80 KTS, NO WARNING LIGHTS WITNESSED. SHORTLY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, I HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN, AND THEN LANDED THE ACFT GEAR UP. THREE SOULS ONBOARD, NO INJURIES. ACFT DAMAGE APPEARED TO BE LIMITED TO THE PROP AND SOME SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO THE FLAPS AND NOSE GEAR DOORS. I DID NOT CONSIDER THE DAMAGE TO BE 'SUBSTANTIAL' IN NATURE AS PER FAR 830. THERE WERE NO DAMAGES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY OTHER THAN THE ACFT ITSELF. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, RESULTING IN THE FAILURE OF THE LNDG EXTENSION SYS AND WARNING SYS. PLT OVERLOAD DUE TO LOW TIME AND LACK OF EMER TRAINING.
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.