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C402 pilot getting a company checkout with an instructor pilot, forgot to lower the landing gear when conducting a single engine landing. The pilots and the ATCT local controller discovered the gear was not extended at the same time. The tower controller issued a warning and gave the aircraft a go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 587969 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200307 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hnl.airport |
| State Reference | HI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hnl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 130 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 1 |
| ASRS Report | 587969 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : company policies non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear indication other controllera other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert flight crew : executed go around |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During my first familiarization/training flight in this make and model aircraft, the company instructor pilot simulated a right engine failure after takeoff we completed the simulated engine failure checklist and simulating engine shutdown. I concentrated on maintaining control and flying the landing pattern at appropriate airspeeds. Upon approaching the flare for a simulated single engine landing, I realized the landing gear was not down so I initiated a rejected landing at the same time that the tower controller commanded a 'go around.' there was no damage to the airplane or property, but there was considerable damage to the pride of 2 highly experienced aviators. Lesson learned: you are never so experienced that you can relax your guard against complacency.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C402 PLT GETTING A COMPANY CHECKOUT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR PLT, FORGOT TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR WHEN CONDUCTING A SINGLE ENG LNDG. THE PLTS AND THE ATCT LCL CTLR DISCOVERED THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED AT THE SAME TIME. THE TWR CTLR ISSUED A WARNING AND GAVE THE ACFT A GAR.
Narrative: DURING MY FIRST FAMILIARIZATION/TRAINING FLT IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL ACFT, THE COMPANY INSTRUCTOR PLT SIMULATED A R ENG FAILURE AFTER TKOF WE COMPLETED THE SIMULATED ENG FAILURE CHECKLIST AND SIMULATING ENG SHUTDOWN. I CONCENTRATED ON MAINTAINING CTL AND FLYING THE LNDG PATTERN AT APPROPRIATE AIRSPEEDS. UPON APCHING THE FLARE FOR A SIMULATED SINGLE ENG LNDG, I REALIZED THE LNDG GEAR WAS NOT DOWN SO I INITIATED A REJECTED LNDG AT THE SAME TIME THAT THE TWR CTLR COMMANDED A 'GAR.' THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE OR PROPERTY, BUT THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO THE PRIDE OF 2 HIGHLY EXPERIENCED AVIATORS. LESSON LEARNED: YOU ARE NEVER SO EXPERIENCED THAT YOU CAN RELAX YOUR GUARD AGAINST COMPLACENCY.
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.