Pilot of small aircraft landed with nose gear not extended.

Attributes
ACN	116797
Time
Date	198907
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 msl bound lower : 8700 msl bound upper : 9000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	enroute : on vectors
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1800
ASRS Report	116797
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	faa : investigated other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

My landing gear (nose gear only) failed to extend, worked with second in command of checklist for failure to extend. Worked with oakland and bay approach for clearance to area outside the arsa and TCA to do emergency procedures. I circled and tried recycling the gear and emergency extension. The nose gear did not extend. I spoke with a company mechanic on the radio and we reviewed the checklist again. I probably penetrated the TCA while with approach, but was not advised of such. The one thing I did not do or forgot to do was declare an emergency. The tower and approach control knew of my predicament. I had squawked the aircraft the night before and was returned to service the morning I flew it. It was later found that the gear doors bound the nose gear and were the source of the problem. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: after all attempts to lower the nose gear failed, I decided to land on 27L at oak. Shut down engine approximately 1/2 mi from end of runway with plenty of airspeed to make the field. Propeller kept turning. Held nose off as long as I could. Propeller was barely turning when it hit the pavement. No damage to engine replaced propeller and aircraft was back flying.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA LANDED WITH NOSE GEAR NOT EXTENDED.

Narrative: MY LNDG GEAR (NOSE GEAR ONLY) FAILED TO EXTEND, WORKED WITH SECOND IN COMMAND OF CHECKLIST FOR FAILURE TO EXTEND. WORKED WITH OAKLAND AND BAY APCH FOR CLRNC TO AREA OUTSIDE THE ARSA AND TCA TO DO EMER PROCS. I CIRCLED AND TRIED RECYCLING THE GEAR AND EMER EXTENSION. THE NOSE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND. I SPOKE WITH A COMPANY MECHANIC ON THE RADIO AND WE REVIEWED THE CHECKLIST AGAIN. I PROBABLY PENETRATED THE TCA WHILE WITH APCH, BUT WAS NOT ADVISED OF SUCH. THE ONE THING I DID NOT DO OR FORGOT TO DO WAS DECLARE AN EMER. THE TWR AND APCH CTL KNEW OF MY PREDICAMENT. I HAD SQUAWKED THE ACFT THE NIGHT BEFORE AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE THE MORNING I FLEW IT. IT WAS LATER FOUND THAT THE GEAR DOORS BOUND THE NOSE GEAR AND WERE THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH REPORTER REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: AFTER ALL ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR FAILED, I DECIDED TO LAND ON 27L AT OAK. SHUT DOWN ENGINE APPROX 1/2 MI FROM END OF RWY WITH PLENTY OF AIRSPEED TO MAKE THE FIELD. PROP KEPT TURNING. HELD NOSE OFF AS LONG AS I COULD. PROP WAS BARELY TURNING WHEN IT HIT THE PAVEMENT. NO DAMAGE TO ENGINE REPLACED PROP AND ACFT WAS BACK FLYING.

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.