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An experimental seawind on approach for landing the pilot was continuously adjusting power with flap settings to keep the nose down. Landed gear up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 678742 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200511 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 678742 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft Chart Or Publication |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
This experimental seawind had never been flown single pilot and minimal fuel. Crossing the field; I went to lower the flaps and discovered I needed full nose down trim plus a large amount of yoke pressure to keep from climbing. I was concerned about controling the aircraft with full flaps because of the force required to keep the nose from pitching up. I had never landed the plane with zero flaps and was thinking about landing speeds. I continually was adjusting flap setting with decreased airspeed to try to find a balance between flap angle and controlability. On final; I felt the plane was manageable at 75 KTS and 10 degrees flaps. As I touched the runway; it dawned on me I had neglected to lower the gear. I traveled approximately 300 ft and came to a stop on a straight line on the runway. I always make use of a gump check; but tonight I was preoccupied with a problem I had never experienced before.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN EXPERIMENTAL SEAWIND ON APCH FOR LNDG THE PLT WAS CONTINUOUSLY ADJUSTING PWR WITH FLAP SETTINGS TO KEEP THE NOSE DOWN. LANDED GEAR UP.
Narrative: THIS EXPERIMENTAL SEAWIND HAD NEVER BEEN FLOWN SINGLE PLT AND MINIMAL FUEL. XING THE FIELD; I WENT TO LOWER THE FLAPS AND DISCOVERED I NEEDED FULL NOSE DOWN TRIM PLUS A LARGE AMOUNT OF YOKE PRESSURE TO KEEP FROM CLBING. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT CTLING THE ACFT WITH FULL FLAPS BECAUSE OF THE FORCE REQUIRED TO KEEP THE NOSE FROM PITCHING UP. I HAD NEVER LANDED THE PLANE WITH ZERO FLAPS AND WAS THINKING ABOUT LNDG SPDS. I CONTINUALLY WAS ADJUSTING FLAP SETTING WITH DECREASED AIRSPD TO TRY TO FIND A BALANCE BTWN FLAP ANGLE AND CONTROLABILITY. ON FINAL; I FELT THE PLANE WAS MANAGEABLE AT 75 KTS AND 10 DEGS FLAPS. AS I TOUCHED THE RWY; IT DAWNED ON ME I HAD NEGLECTED TO LOWER THE GEAR. I TRAVELED APPROX 300 FT AND CAME TO A STOP ON A STRAIGHT LINE ON THE RWY. I ALWAYS MAKE USE OF A GUMP CHK; BUT TONIGHT I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH A PROB I HAD NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.