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A PA34 lands smoothly with gear up when the gear switch is put to the mid-null position instead of the down position. The pilot failed to note the clues that the gear was not down until too late.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 629927 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200408 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : aby.airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 1000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : aby.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200T Turbo Seneca II |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 29 flight time total : 13918 flight time type : 2597 |
| ASRS Report | 629927 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | controller : local |
| 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 | faa : investigated other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
The flight purpose was maintenance of pilot-proficiency practice. The first touch-and-go landing and takeoff was done uneventfully. On the second downwind leg, and approaching abeam of the intended runway 4 landing spot, the control tower then cleared this flight 'for the option,' which was acknowledged. Wind was variable 030-040 degrees, 3-4 KTS. The throttles were then retarded initially to 18
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA34 LANDS SMOOTHLY WITH GEAR UP WHEN THE GEAR SWITCH IS PUT TO THE MID-NULL POS INSTEAD OF THE DOWN POS. THE PLT FAILED TO NOTE THE CLUES THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN UNTIL TOO LATE.
Narrative: THE FLT PURPOSE WAS MAINT OF PLT-PROFICIENCY PRACTICE. THE FIRST TOUCH-AND-GO LNDG AND TKOF WAS DONE UNEVENTFULLY. ON THE SECOND DOWNWIND LEG, AND APCHING ABEAM OF THE INTENDED RWY 4 LNDG SPOT, THE CTL TWR THEN CLRED THIS FLT 'FOR THE OPTION,' WHICH WAS ACKNOWLEDGED. WIND WAS VARIABLE 030-040 DEGS, 3-4 KTS. THE THROTTLES WERE THEN RETARDED INITIALLY TO 18
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.