Normal touchdown and landing until gear collapsed.

Attributes
ACN	168791
Time
Date	199101
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 300 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	168791
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew faa : investigated
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I entered a left base to runway 18R as instructed by ATC. Descending through 1000' I did the landing checklist. I distinctly remember moving the landing gear handle to the down position. As a matter of procedure, I continue to hold the gear handle in my hand until the sound of extension is heard and three green lights are seen. The G/south was tracked and a normal landing was made in the T/D zone on the centerline. I allowed the airplane to slow down at a natural pace west/O brakes because the turn off was still several thousand ft down the runway. At this point the landing gear collapsed and we skidded a short distance on the belly. I shut off the master switch, fuel valves and firewall shutoff valves and evacuated with a fire extinguisher in hand because a small amount of blue smoke began coming into the cockpit from around my feet.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND LNDG UNTIL GEAR COLLAPSED.

Narrative: I ENTERED A L BASE TO RWY 18R AS INSTRUCTED BY ATC. DSNDING THROUGH 1000' I DID THE LNDG CHKLIST. I DISTINCTLY REMEMBER MOVING THE LNDG GEAR HANDLE TO THE DOWN POS. AS A MATTER OF PROC, I CONTINUE TO HOLD THE GEAR HANDLE IN MY HAND UNTIL THE SOUND OF EXTENSION IS HEARD AND THREE GREEN LIGHTS ARE SEEN. THE G/S WAS TRACKED AND A NORMAL LNDG WAS MADE IN THE T/D ZONE ON THE CTRLINE. I ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO SLOW DOWN AT A NATURAL PACE W/O BRAKES BECAUSE THE TURN OFF WAS STILL SEVERAL THOUSAND FT DOWN THE RWY. AT THIS POINT THE LNDG GEAR COLLAPSED AND WE SKIDDED A SHORT DISTANCE ON THE BELLY. I SHUT OFF THE MASTER SWITCH, FUEL VALVES AND FIREWALL SHUTOFF VALVES AND EVACUATED WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN HAND BECAUSE A SMALL AMOUNT OF BLUE SMOKE BEGAN COMING INTO THE COCKPIT FROM AROUND MY FEET.

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.