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A PA-20 pilot landed gear up. He is uncertain whether he reacted to the initial gear up landing by trying to place the gear lever down after (he) had touched down; but he reports having performed a landing checklist and not hearing a gear warning horn prior to touchdown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1233727 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201501 |
| 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 | PA-20 Pacer/PA-22 Tri-Pacer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 28 Flight Crew Total 187 Flight Crew Type 37 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Gear Up Landing Ground Excursion Runway |
Narrative:
I had left at xa:30 for a solo flight. Sky was clear; no wind. After 3 stop and go landings; I proceeded north to practice commercial maneuvers for about 45 minutes; after which I performed 3 successful short-field landing. On the fourth landing (seventh landing of the day) I entered a left downwind to practice a short-field landing.I performed the gumps checklist about midfield downwind. I turned a normal base to final and continued the approach at about 85 kts. I pulled power to idle at the 500 ft markers and the aircraft bounced just past the 1000 ft markers touching down on centerline. The aircraft slid smoothly across the runway; veering to the right. The aicraft came to rest on the right side of the runway. After securing the aircraft; I radioed for assistance. The landing gear lever was down after securing the aircraft. I am not sure at this point whether I reacted to the initial gear up landing by trying to place the gear lever down after I had touched down; but I do remember performing the gumps checklist at midfield downwind; and did not hear the gear warning horn go off prior to touchdown.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA-20 pilot landed gear up. He is uncertain whether he reacted to the initial gear up landing by trying to place the gear lever down after (he) had touched down; but he reports having performed a landing checklist and not hearing a gear warning horn prior to touchdown.
Narrative: I had left at XA:30 for a solo flight. Sky was clear; no wind. After 3 stop and go landings; I proceeded north to practice commercial maneuvers for about 45 minutes; after which I performed 3 successful short-field landing. On the fourth landing (seventh landing of the day) I entered a left downwind to practice a short-field landing.I performed the GUMPS checklist about midfield downwind. I turned a normal base to final and continued the approach at about 85 kts. I pulled power to idle at the 500 ft markers and the aircraft bounced just past the 1000 ft markers touching down on centerline. The aircraft slid smoothly across the runway; veering to the right. The aicraft came to rest on the right side of the runway. After securing the aircraft; I radioed for assistance. The landing gear lever was down after securing the aircraft. I am not sure at this point whether I reacted to the initial gear up landing by trying to place the gear lever down after I had touched down; but I do remember performing the GUMPS checklist at midfield downwind; and did not hear the gear warning horn go off prior to touchdown.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.