GA small transport had to land gear up when pilot could not extend the gear by either normal or emer...

Attributes
ACN	168956
Time
Date	199101
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 7a1
State Reference	SC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gmu
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	168956
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On approach to gmu runway 360 gear failed (would not come down). Reported to gmu tower. I told tower I would circle and crank it down. I tried to crank, but gear stuck in up position. I asked gmu tower to notify 7a1 unicom to get emergency equipment ready. I circled for about 25-30 mins. I was already talking 7a1 on unicom. I gave them phone # of who to contact if was hurt. The reason I chose 7a1 is that I knew they had crash equipment. I circled to the unused runway 17-35. I landed toward the north. Prior to touching down, when I knew I had the runway made. I took emergency procedures. I shut the fuel both side, shut master off. Opened door and made sure there was nothing loose behind me such as books, etc, that could hit me from behind. Took pens and items from shirt pockets. Over the threshold I killed the mixture. The reason for choosing runway 35 was that the center of runway has an asphalt center, much softer than concrete. The aircraft stayed on straight line after impact. When aircraft finally stopped, crash equipment foamed it down. Damage was minimum.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMT HAD TO LAND GEAR UP WHEN PLT COULD NOT EXTEND THE GEAR BY EITHER NORMAL OR EMERGENCY MEANS.

Narrative: ON APCH TO GMU RWY 360 GEAR FAILED (WOULD NOT COME DOWN). RPTED TO GMU TWR. I TOLD TWR I WOULD CIRCLE AND CRANK IT DOWN. I TRIED TO CRANK, BUT GEAR STUCK IN UP POS. I ASKED GMU TWR TO NOTIFY 7A1 UNICOM TO GET EMER EQUIP READY. I CIRCLED FOR ABOUT 25-30 MINS. I WAS ALREADY TALKING 7A1 ON UNICOM. I GAVE THEM PHONE # OF WHO TO CONTACT IF WAS HURT. THE REASON I CHOSE 7A1 IS THAT I KNEW THEY HAD CRASH EQUIP. I CIRCLED TO THE UNUSED RWY 17-35. I LANDED TOWARD THE N. PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN, WHEN I KNEW I HAD THE RWY MADE. I TOOK EMER PROCS. I SHUT THE FUEL BOTH SIDE, SHUT MASTER OFF. OPENED DOOR AND MADE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING LOOSE BEHIND ME SUCH AS BOOKS, ETC, THAT COULD HIT ME FROM BEHIND. TOOK PENS AND ITEMS FROM SHIRT POCKETS. OVER THE THRESHOLD I KILLED THE MIXTURE. THE REASON FOR CHOOSING RWY 35 WAS THAT THE CENTER OF RWY HAS AN ASPHALT CENTER, MUCH SOFTER THAN CONCRETE. THE ACFT STAYED ON STRAIGHT LINE AFTER IMPACT. WHEN ACFT FINALLY STOPPED, CRASH EQUIP FOAMED IT DOWN. DAMAGE WAS MINIMUM.

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.

GA small transport had to land gear up when pilot could not extend the gear by either normal or emergency means.