Gear up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	160071
Time
Date	199010
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : m58
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : corporate
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 4200 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	160071
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I departed VFR from sgf. I reported 10 mi northeast of M58 for landing (no one present at unicom). I called carthage unicom (H20) and asked for wind there and received a report. I xed midfield and looked at the wind sock and reduced speed to approach flap speed. I entered and reported left downwind leg for runway 36. I applied approach flaps and reduced speed to gear speed, then put gear in down position. I reported and entered left base. I completed prelndg checklist with landing flaps left to go. I turned and reported final and applied full flaps. I made a normal descent to runway 36, I felt the wheels touch, then the propellers hit. I noticed and heard the gear horn and saw the gear red light in the down position. I then committed to a wheels up landing following normal emergency procedures. (Fuel idle cutoff, power levers were already idle, fuel fire wall valves closed, gang bar down, boost pumps off). I finished the wheels up landing and secured airplane. A contributing factor to this incident is the fact that I was wearing a head set and I had a head cold with stopped up ears and a great deal of early morning sunlight shining in the cockpit that seemed to illuminate 3 green gear down lights. Also upon T/D the airplanes gear seemed to let down with the T/D. What might help this situation in the future is having gear horn and all sound warnings wired also through the headset.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: I DEPARTED VFR FROM SGF. I RPTED 10 MI NE OF M58 FOR LNDG (NO ONE PRESENT AT UNICOM). I CALLED CARTHAGE UNICOM (H20) AND ASKED FOR WIND THERE AND RECEIVED A RPT. I XED MIDFIELD AND LOOKED AT THE WIND SOCK AND REDUCED SPD TO APCH FLAP SPD. I ENTERED AND RPTED L DOWNWIND LEG FOR RWY 36. I APPLIED APCH FLAPS AND REDUCED SPD TO GEAR SPD, THEN PUT GEAR IN DOWN POS. I RPTED AND ENTERED L BASE. I COMPLETED PRELNDG CHKLIST WITH LNDG FLAPS L TO GO. I TURNED AND RPTED FINAL AND APPLIED FULL FLAPS. I MADE A NORMAL DSNT TO RWY 36, I FELT THE WHEELS TOUCH, THEN THE PROPS HIT. I NOTICED AND HEARD THE GEAR HORN AND SAW THE GEAR RED LIGHT IN THE DOWN POS. I THEN COMMITTED TO A WHEELS UP LNDG FOLLOWING NORMAL EMER PROCS. (FUEL IDLE CUTOFF, PWR LEVERS WERE ALREADY IDLE, FUEL FIRE WALL VALVES CLOSED, GANG BAR DOWN, BOOST PUMPS OFF). I FINISHED THE WHEELS UP LNDG AND SECURED AIRPLANE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS INCIDENT IS THE FACT THAT I WAS WEARING A HEAD SET AND I HAD A HEAD COLD WITH STOPPED UP EARS AND A GREAT DEAL OF EARLY MORNING SUNLIGHT SHINING IN THE COCKPIT THAT SEEMED TO ILLUMINATE 3 GREEN GEAR DOWN LIGHTS. ALSO UPON T/D THE AIRPLANES GEAR SEEMED TO LET DOWN WITH THE T/D. WHAT MIGHT HELP THIS SITUATION IN THE FUTURE IS HAVING GEAR HORN AND ALL SOUND WARNINGS WIRED ALSO THROUGH THE HEADSET.

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.