Small aircraft lands with gear down but not locked after using hand pump to extend.

Attributes
ACN	200194
Time
Date	199201
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : oak
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 430 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	200194
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On final approach to oakland airport, had power off, full flaps, carburetor heat on, I attempted to put landing gear down I was supposed to get a green light but it had changed to orange. I then proceeded to do a thumb check on the lights they confirmed an orange light. I proceeded to pull out the hand pump and pump down the landing gear. I then got a green light. So I assumed the landing gear was down, and proceeded to land plane, not realizing gear had not come down sending me into a belly landing. Plane had stopped, breaking the propeller of the airplane. I had then notified the tower about the crash landing and then we were assisted off the runway. Further more I, to the best of my ability and knowledge, did try to engage the landing gear despite the mechanical malfunction. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states FAA is after him. He has received 609 letter but flight check date is so far away he will not be very capable by that time. FBO from which aircraft was rented has spread the word and he can't rent from anyone local. At time of incident, he was attempting to land at sfo. He feels the only way to improve skills is to get right in the big airports and deal with ATC procedures. He had called 20 mi out and was assigned an altitude. Transponder was inoperative so approach had him turning every which way to identify. Finally told him he could not land at sfo and vectored to oak. Only damage was to propeller and some scraping of the belly. NTSB considered an incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LANDS WITH GEAR DOWN BUT NOT LOCKED AFTER USING HAND PUMP TO EXTEND.

Narrative: ON FINAL APCH TO OAKLAND ARPT, HAD PWR OFF, FULL FLAPS, CARB HEAT ON, I ATTEMPTED TO PUT LNDG GEAR DOWN I WAS SUPPOSED TO GET A GREEN LIGHT BUT IT HAD CHANGED TO ORANGE. I THEN PROCEEDED TO DO A THUMB CHK ON THE LIGHTS THEY CONFIRMED AN ORANGE LIGHT. I PROCEEDED TO PULL OUT THE HAND PUMP AND PUMP DOWN THE LNDG GEAR. I THEN GOT A GREEN LIGHT. SO I ASSUMED THE LNDG GEAR WAS DOWN, AND PROCEEDED TO LAND PLANE, NOT REALIZING GEAR HAD NOT COME DOWN SENDING ME INTO A BELLY LNDG. PLANE HAD STOPPED, BREAKING THE PROP OF THE AIRPLANE. I HAD THEN NOTIFIED THE TWR ABOUT THE CRASH LNDG AND THEN WE WERE ASSISTED OFF THE RWY. FURTHER MORE I, TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND KNOWLEDGE, DID TRY TO ENGAGE THE LNDG GEAR DESPITE THE MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES FAA IS AFTER HIM. HE HAS RECEIVED 609 LETTER BUT FLT CHK DATE IS SO FAR AWAY HE WILL NOT BE VERY CAPABLE BY THAT TIME. FBO FROM WHICH ACFT WAS RENTED HAS SPREAD THE WORD AND HE CAN'T RENT FROM ANYONE LCL. AT TIME OF INCIDENT, HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT SFO. HE FEELS THE ONLY WAY TO IMPROVE SKILLS IS TO GET R IN THE BIG ARPTS AND DEAL WITH ATC PROCS. HE HAD CALLED 20 MI OUT AND WAS ASSIGNED AN ALT. TRANSPONDER WAS INOP SO APCH HAD HIM TURNING EVERY WHICH WAY TO IDENT. FINALLY TOLD HIM HE COULD NOT LAND AT SFO AND VECTORED TO OAK. ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO PROP AND SOME SCRAPING OF THE BELLY. NTSB CONSIDERED AN INCIDENT.

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.