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A PA28 pilot reported both radios failed as he prepared to land. When he attempted to lower the gear they remained up and while completing the emergency gear extension he failed to release the pressure and was forced to landing gear up which resulted in minor belly skin and prop damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1303686 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201510 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28R Cherokee Arrow All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Direct Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Electrical Power |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 20 Flight Crew Total 310 Flight Crew Type 20 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Gear Up Landing Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
I was coming for landing at two miles my com one radio on; I was going to land on runway 30 after beaming the numbers for runways 30 going through that's when the gear won't deploy; to buy more time and troubleshoot the issue; I extended my downwind for about 5-8miles giving enough time for the other plane to land; I at this very time I lost my com2 radio; on a downwind as well; I circled the airport four times to troubleshoot the gear with the emergency gear exntation unfortunately it failed to release the pressure for the gear it fail; I was running low on fuel with my reserved at this time with three other people onboard I decided to belly land the airplane. Everyone was safe just minor scratches to the belly of the airplane and prop. No injuries.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA28 pilot reported both radios failed as he prepared to land. When he attempted to lower the gear they remained up and while completing the emergency gear extension he failed to release the pressure and was forced to landing gear up which resulted in minor belly skin and prop damage.
Narrative: I was coming for landing at two miles my com one radio on; I was going to land on runway 30 after beaming the numbers for runways 30 going through that's when the gear won't deploy; to buy more time and troubleshoot the issue; I extended my downwind for about 5-8miles giving enough time for the other plane to land; I at this very time I lost my com2 radio; on a downwind as well; I circled the airport four times to troubleshoot the gear with the emergency gear exntation unfortunately it failed to release the pressure for the gear it fail; I was running low on fuel with my reserved at this time with three other people onboard I decided to belly land the airplane. Everyone was safe just minor scratches to the belly of the airplane and prop. No injuries.
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.