GA small aircraft landed gear up because pilot could not accomplish alternate gear extension.

Attributes
ACN	197135
Time
Date	199112
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : luk
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 3770 flight time type : 3
ASRS Report	197135
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Small aircraft on a presale inspection popped landing gear circuit breaker after taking off from I77. Worked with breaker to no avail. Continued to pop. Did a fly by at lunken and they confirmed no gear. Pilot was unfamiliar with emergency gear extension procedure and tower helped talk pilot through procedure to no avail. Emergency gear procedure is complicated and problematic. Plane was never operated slow enough to lock gear into position. As dusk approached and after 45 mins of attempts to rectify problem, decision was made to land. Landing was accomplished gear up with minimal damage to aircraft. 10 hours and 1 yr prior to this incident the same aircraft had the same gear up incident in vero beach, fl. Upon inspection after the incident, the gear operated normally. I suggest as part of any check out in this small aircraft, that an emergency gear extension be mandatory. Additionally, navigation lights should not dim gear lights. The problem was caused by an intermittent recurring problem with the gear motor or circuit breaker. This has not been confirmed. The situation was compounded by the pilot's inexperience in the type/model and lack of proper training. Damage could have been mitigated with proper training program.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA LANDED GEAR UP BECAUSE PLT COULD NOT ACCOMPLISH ALTERNATE GEAR EXTENSION.

Narrative: SMA ON A PRESALE INSPECTION POPPED LNDG GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER AFTER TAKING OFF FROM I77. WORKED WITH BREAKER TO NO AVAIL. CONTINUED TO POP. DID A FLY BY AT LUNKEN AND THEY CONFIRMED NO GEAR. PLT WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH EMER GEAR EXTENSION PROC AND TWR HELPED TALK PLT THROUGH PROC TO NO AVAIL. EMER GEAR PROC IS COMPLICATED AND PROBLEMATIC. PLANE WAS NEVER OPERATED SLOW ENOUGH TO LOCK GEAR INTO POS. AS DUSK APCHED AND AFTER 45 MINS OF ATTEMPTS TO RECTIFY PROBLEM, DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND. LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED GEAR UP WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO ACFT. 10 HRS AND 1 YR PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THE SAME ACFT HAD THE SAME GEAR UP INCIDENT IN VERO BEACH, FL. UPON INSPECTION AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY. I SUGGEST AS PART OF ANY CHK OUT IN THIS SMA, THAT AN EMER GEAR EXTENSION BE MANDATORY. ADDITIONALLY, NAV LIGHTS SHOULD NOT DIM GEAR LIGHTS. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY AN INTERMITTENT RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE GEAR MOTOR OR CIRCUIT BREAKER. THIS HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED. THE SITUATION WAS COMPOUNDED BY THE PLT'S INEXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE/MODEL AND LACK OF PROPER TRAINING. DAMAGE COULD HAVE BEEN MITIGATED WITH PROPER TRAINING PROGRAM.

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.