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BE36 pilot reports failure of landing gear to extend during approach. Attempts at manual extension are also unsuccessful and a gear up landing ensues. Nearby airport traffic areas may have been inadvertently entered during troubleshooting.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 927297 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201101 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Landing Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 2200 Flight Crew Type 250 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Ground Event / Encounter Gear Up Landing |
Narrative:
On approach to land I put landing gear handle down. I noticed that gear down lights had not illuminated and gear motor circuit breaker had popped. [I] circled general airport area trying to correct problem. I completed the manual gear extension procedure from the aircraft handbook. I was unable to manually extend the landing gear due to the handle being unmovable when engaged. While maneuvering I may have entered AFB and civilian airport airspace inadvertently. While maneuvering I may have been lower than required altitude above the downtown area. I landed the aircraft with no indication that landing gear was extended. The aircraft settled on its belly while landing. Manual gear extension of the gear on jackstand revealed the same outcome. The gear would not extend and the manual gear extension handle while engaged would not move in either direction. FAA was asked to inspect aircraft. As of this writing FAA has not verified that that would happen. ATC tower was very helpful. It would have been good information to have ATC tower suggest an area to maneuver that would keep us out of the way of their traffic and other airspace but would keep us relatively close to runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE36 pilot reports failure of landing gear to extend during approach. Attempts at manual extension are also unsuccessful and a gear up landing ensues. Nearby airport traffic areas may have been inadvertently entered during troubleshooting.
Narrative: On approach to land I put landing gear handle down. I noticed that gear down lights had not illuminated and gear motor circuit breaker had popped. [I] circled general airport area trying to correct problem. I completed the manual gear extension procedure from the aircraft handbook. I was unable to manually extend the landing gear due to the handle being unmovable when engaged. While maneuvering I may have entered AFB and civilian airport airspace inadvertently. While maneuvering I may have been lower than required altitude above the downtown area. I landed the aircraft with no indication that landing gear was extended. The aircraft settled on its belly while landing. Manual gear extension of the gear on jackstand revealed the same outcome. The gear would not extend and the manual gear extension handle while engaged would not move in either direction. FAA was asked to inspect aircraft. As of this writing FAA has not verified that that would happen. ATC Tower was very helpful. It would have been good information to have ATC Tower suggest an area to maneuver that would keep us out of the way of their traffic and other airspace but would keep us relatively close to runway.
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.