GA small transport gear up landing from a parachute drop flight.

Attributes
ACN	179324
Time
Date	199105
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : abq
State Reference	NM
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 Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : atp
Experience	flight time total : 8900 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	179324
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After dropping jumpers I put the gear switch to down. The indicator light for up went out and the down light never came on. I recycled the switch and could not get an up light either. All circuit breaker's were not tripped. I was unable using the flight manual recommended procedure to manually lower the main landing gear using the hand crank. Only 3-3 1/4 turns were able to be turned before the hand crank froze up. I cranked the gear partially back up and let it free fall several times, but I was never able to get more than 3-3 1/3 turns. I then called approach 123.9 and declared an emergency. Subsequently I landed on the east side of runway 17 between the runway and the taxiway in the dirt. I elected to land there to avoid runway closure and less chance of damage and sparks during landing. No one was injured, pilot or passenger.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMT GEAR UP LNDG FROM A PARACHUTE DROP FLT.

Narrative: AFTER DROPPING JUMPERS I PUT THE GEAR SWITCH TO DOWN. THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR UP WENT OUT AND THE DOWN LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. I RECYCLED THE SWITCH AND COULD NOT GET AN UP LIGHT EITHER. ALL CB'S WERE NOT TRIPPED. I WAS UNABLE USING THE FLT MANUAL RECOMMENDED PROC TO MANUALLY LOWER THE MAIN LNDG GEAR USING THE HAND CRANK. ONLY 3-3 1/4 TURNS WERE ABLE TO BE TURNED BEFORE THE HAND CRANK FROZE UP. I CRANKED THE GEAR PARTIALLY BACK UP AND LET IT FREE FALL SEVERAL TIMES, BUT I WAS NEVER ABLE TO GET MORE THAN 3-3 1/3 TURNS. I THEN CALLED APCH 123.9 AND DECLARED AN EMER. SUBSEQUENTLY I LANDED ON THE E SIDE OF RWY 17 BTWN THE RWY AND THE TXWY IN THE DIRT. I ELECTED TO LAND THERE TO AVOID RWY CLOSURE AND LESS CHANCE OF DAMAGE AND SPARKS DURING LNDG. NO ONE WAS INJURED, PLT OR PAX.

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.