GA pilot makes wheels up landing in ex military fgt now a civil aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	89385
Time
Date	198806
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 40n
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	89385
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Entered pattern for runway 29 in hazy conditions was unable to make radio contact due to radio failure. Was starting checklist when I located another VFR aircraft in pattern. I must have lost my place in checklist which is a completion type that moves from right to left around cockpit. Poor light conditions at checklist clip contributed as did failure of gear horn. Damage was confined to the propeller and lower cowl. Cause of horn failure and radio failure not yet determined. Inspection of main crank shaft runout not yet completed. Gear output shaft and propeller spline shaft are ok. I believe the checklist was not the best one I could have used but I am not sure what would have been a better way to make it. The cockpit is simple to an extreme, simpler than my small aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT MAKES WHEELS UP LNDG IN EX MIL FGT NOW A CIVIL ACFT.

Narrative: ENTERED PATTERN FOR RWY 29 IN HAZY CONDITIONS WAS UNABLE TO MAKE RADIO CONTACT DUE TO RADIO FAILURE. WAS STARTING CHKLIST WHEN I LOCATED ANOTHER VFR ACFT IN PATTERN. I MUST HAVE LOST MY PLACE IN CHKLIST WHICH IS A COMPLETION TYPE THAT MOVES FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AROUND COCKPIT. POOR LIGHT CONDITIONS AT CHKLIST CLIP CONTRIBUTED AS DID FAILURE OF GEAR HORN. DAMAGE WAS CONFINED TO THE PROPELLER AND LOWER COWL. CAUSE OF HORN FAILURE AND RADIO FAILURE NOT YET DETERMINED. INSPECTION OF MAIN CRANK SHAFT RUNOUT NOT YET COMPLETED. GEAR OUTPUT SHAFT AND PROP SPLINE SHAFT ARE OK. I BELIEVE THE CHKLIST WAS NOT THE BEST ONE I COULD HAVE USED BUT I AM NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BETTER WAY TO MAKE IT. THE COCKPIT IS SIMPLE TO AN EXTREME, SIMPLER THAN MY SMA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.