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Electrical malfunction on experimental aircraft disables landing gear allowing propeller strike on landing. Reporter cites landing gear switch malfunction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 134197 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : blh |
| State Reference | CA |
| 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 | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 65 |
| ASRS Report | 134197 |
| 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 |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
An electrical malfunction prevented extension of landing gear, causing propeller tip strike. No damage to experimental aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION ON EXPERIMENTAL ACFT DISABLES LNDG GEAR ALLOWING PROPELLER STRIKE ON LNDG. REPORTER CITES LNDG GEAR SWITCH MALFUNCTION.
Narrative: AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION PREVENTED EXTENSION OF LNDG GEAR, CAUSING PROP TIP STRIKE. NO DAMAGE TO EXPERIMENTAL ACFT.
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.