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GA small aircraft landed gear up when actuator rod failed and instructor pilot could not get the gear down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 105858 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198903 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : sus |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cle |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 105858 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
On approach to landing, main gear failed to extend. Gear would retract with a gear up light. After emergency procedure and trying to push gear down through the open cabin door the decision was made to land gear up. All the technical advice and help did not solve the problem. Minor damage to lower skin and propeller tips. The actuator rod end on the hydraulic cylinder had failed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA LANDED GEAR UP WHEN ACTUATOR ROD FAILED AND INSTRUCTOR PLT COULD NOT GET THE GEAR DOWN.
Narrative: ON APCH TO LNDG, MAIN GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND. GEAR WOULD RETRACT WITH A GEAR UP LIGHT. AFTER EMER PROC AND TRYING TO PUSH GEAR DOWN THROUGH THE OPEN CABIN DOOR THE DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND GEAR UP. ALL THE TECHNICAL ADVICE AND HELP DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. MINOR DAMAGE TO LOWER SKIN AND PROP TIPS. THE ACTUATOR ROD END ON THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER HAD FAILED.
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.