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Small aircraft landing at fai unable to extend right main gear, elects a two wheel landing when attempts to lower right gear are unsuccessful.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 133707 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fai |
| State Reference | AK |
| 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 | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 251 |
| ASRS Report | 133707 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was the pilot of an small aircraft on fri, jan/xx/90. I was returning from valdez, ak with one passenger on board. Upon attempting to lower the landing gear, the right main indicator light did not illuminate. After attempting all emergency gear extension procedures, and two touch and goes on the extended gear, the decision was made by me and the aircraft operator to land on 2 wheels. Tower cleared me for landing, in which only very minor damage was caused to aircraft. There was no injury or structural damage. The aircraft was removed and inspected and returned to flying status 2 days later.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA LNDG AT FAI UNABLE TO EXTEND RIGHT MAIN GEAR, ELECTS A TWO WHEEL LNDG WHEN ATTEMPTS TO LOWER RIGHT GEAR ARE UNSUCCESSFUL.
Narrative: I WAS THE PLT OF AN SMA ON FRI, JAN/XX/90. I WAS RETURNING FROM VALDEZ, AK WITH ONE PAX ON BOARD. UPON ATTEMPTING TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR, THE RIGHT MAIN INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. AFTER ATTEMPTING ALL EMER GEAR EXTENSION PROCS, AND TWO TOUCH AND GOES ON THE EXTENDED GEAR, THE DECISION WAS MADE BY ME AND THE ACFT OPERATOR TO LAND ON 2 WHEELS. TWR CLRED ME FOR LNDG, IN WHICH ONLY VERY MINOR DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO ACFT. THERE WAS NO INJURY OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE ACFT WAS REMOVED AND INSPECTED AND RETURNED TO FLYING STATUS 2 DAYS LATER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.