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Pilot making emergency approach in IMC. No contact at DH, decided on go around. Sights airport, decides to land. Does so...gear up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 175763 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199104 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mqj |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | IMC |
| Light | Dawn |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Route In Use | enroute : on vectors |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 45 flight time total : 3600 |
| ASRS Report | 175763 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : approach |
| Qualification | controller : radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
En route 11000 IFR sbn to jax the small aircraft began to surge. Performed emergency checklist and engines (both) about failed in high boost, moved to low boost and began to run with surging. Requested landing at near by airport. ATC informed me indy was 200 and 2 mi suggested mt comfort ILS...while on ILS flight director commands indicated turn indicated right turn but HSI raw data indicated on course. Hand flew ran data to DH. Did not have airport in sight...so I began missed approach, applied partial power, retracted gear. Airport came into sight. Applied full flaps...reduced power and landed in touchdown zone west/O gear! This situation occurred because I decided to make missed approach and then changed mind. I did not double check myself...gump.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT MAKING EMERGENCY APCH IN IMC. NO CONTACT AT DH, DECIDED ON GAR. SIGHTS ARPT, DECIDES TO LAND. DOES SO...GEAR UP.
Narrative: ENRTE 11000 IFR SBN TO JAX THE SMA BEGAN TO SURGE. PERFORMED EMER CHKLIST AND ENGS (BOTH) ABOUT FAILED IN HIGH BOOST, MOVED TO LOW BOOST AND BEGAN TO RUN WITH SURGING. REQUESTED LNDG AT NEAR BY ARPT. ATC INFORMED ME INDY WAS 200 AND 2 MI SUGGESTED MT COMFORT ILS...WHILE ON ILS FLT DIRECTOR COMMANDS INDICATED TURN INDICATED R TURN BUT HSI RAW DATA INDICATED ON COURSE. HAND FLEW RAN DATA TO DH. DID NOT HAVE ARPT IN SIGHT...SO I BEGAN MISSED APCH, APPLIED PARTIAL PWR, RETRACTED GEAR. ARPT CAME INTO SIGHT. APPLIED FULL FLAPS...REDUCED PWR AND LANDED IN TOUCHDOWN ZONE W/O GEAR! THIS SITUATION OCCURRED BECAUSE I DECIDED TO MAKE MISSED APCH AND THEN CHANGED MIND. I DID NOT DOUBLE CHK MYSELF...GUMP.
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.