<< >> NASA ASRS Report 885918, April 2010

PA32 pilot reports forgetting to extend landing gear during a localizer (back crs) approach in IMC. The reporter was informed by the tower at the last moment but was unable to go around before a prop strike occurs.

Attributes
ACN	885918
Time
Date	201004
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	PA-32 Cherokee Six/Lance/Saratoga/6X
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Landing Gear
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 13 Flight Crew Total 2200 Flight Crew Type 1090
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft

Narrative:

While making a localizer back course approach to runway 17; I forgot to extend the gear and experienced a prop strike. I was warned by the tower and made a go-around attempt but the prop strike occurred. More attention or repeated use of the checklist could have helped us prevent this incident. Two days later while completing an accident report for the insurance company; I realized I was out of currency for instrument approaches. Keeping a separate record of approaches may have helped avoid this inadvertent error.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA32 pilot reports forgetting to extend landing gear during a LOC (BACK CRS) approach in IMC. The reporter was informed by the Tower at the last moment but was unable to go around before a prop strike occurs.

Narrative: While making a localizer back course approach to Runway 17; I forgot to extend the gear and experienced a prop strike. I was warned by the Tower and made a go-around attempt but the prop strike occurred. More attention or repeated use of the checklist could have helped us prevent this incident. Two days later while completing an accident report for the insurance company; I realized I was out of currency for instrument approaches. Keeping a separate record of approaches may have helped avoid this inadvertent error.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.