<< >> NASA ASRS Report 115602, July 1989

Pilot in training practicing emergency landing apches, gear up, changed plan and decided to make a soft field landing (some power on) landed with gear up.

Attributes
ACN	115602
Time
Date	198907
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1v5
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 86 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	115602
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 199 flight time type : 9
ASRS Report	115790
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Started to make second emergency landing, practice, when pilot was too low to complete approach. Suggested he change to a soft field practice landing. He had left gear up to extend glide. Proceeded to make approach with some power and landing gear up. Gear horn didn't sound on closing throttle, red gear light was inoperative. Shouldn't practice emergency gear up approach at a landing field. Too easy to change plans and too many distractions. If practice is done over an open field it is unlikely that a landing would be completed gear up or down. It was changing this procedure and the order of checklist that was the probable cause.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT IN TRAINING PRACTICING EMERGENCY LNDG APCHES, GEAR UP, CHANGED PLAN AND DECIDED TO MAKE A SOFT FIELD LNDG (SOME POWER ON) LANDED WITH GEAR UP.

Narrative: STARTED TO MAKE SECOND EMER LNDG, PRACTICE, WHEN PLT WAS TOO LOW TO COMPLETE APCH. SUGGESTED HE CHANGE TO A SOFT FIELD PRACTICE LNDG. HE HAD LEFT GEAR UP TO EXTEND GLIDE. PROCEEDED TO MAKE APCH WITH SOME POWER AND LNDG GEAR UP. GEAR HORN DIDN'T SOUND ON CLOSING THROTTLE, RED GEAR LIGHT WAS INOPERATIVE. SHOULDN'T PRACTICE EMER GEAR UP APCH AT A LNDG FIELD. TOO EASY TO CHANGE PLANS AND TOO MANY DISTRACTIONS. IF PRACTICE IS DONE OVER AN OPEN FIELD IT IS UNLIKELY THAT A LNDG WOULD BE COMPLETED GEAR UP OR DOWN. IT WAS CHANGING THIS PROC AND THE ORDER OF CHECKLIST THAT WAS THE PROBABLE CAUSE.

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.