Small aircraft lands with float gear up on runway.

Attributes
ACN	160356
Time
Date	199010
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : new
State Reference	LA
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, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
ASRS Report	160356
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Small aircraft X was inbound from the southwest for runway 36R. Small aircraft X was cleared to land and appeared to be in normal flight. Small aircraft X was observed stopped on runway 36R at approximately 1600' down the runway. Small aircraft X was asked if the brakes had locked up. No response was given. Small aircraft X then transmitted that he thought the gear had collapsed. During the time of the incident I was busy with touch and goes on runway 36R and 36L and also runway 27 was being utilized. All traffic was diverted to runway 36L while equipment was brought out to hoist small aircraft X off of the ground to enable the gear to be lowered. Approximately 30 mins later small aircraft X taxied to parking under his own power.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LANDS WITH FLOAT GEAR UP ON RWY.

Narrative: SMA X WAS INBND FROM THE SW FOR RWY 36R. SMA X WAS CLRED TO LAND AND APPEARED TO BE IN NORMAL FLT. SMA X WAS OBSERVED STOPPED ON RWY 36R AT APPROX 1600' DOWN THE RWY. SMA X WAS ASKED IF THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED UP. NO RESPONSE WAS GIVEN. SMA X THEN XMITTED THAT HE THOUGHT THE GEAR HAD COLLAPSED. DURING THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT I WAS BUSY WITH TOUCH AND GOES ON RWY 36R AND 36L AND ALSO RWY 27 WAS BEING UTILIZED. ALL TFC WAS DIVERTED TO RWY 36L WHILE EQUIP WAS BROUGHT OUT TO HOIST SMA X OFF OF THE GND TO ENABLE THE GEAR TO BE LOWERED. APPROX 30 MINS LATER SMA X TAXIED TO PARKING UNDER HIS OWN PWR.

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.