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Attributes | |
ACN | 211371 |
Time | |
Date | 199205 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : tdf |
State Reference | NC |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | artcc : czqm |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 6 |
ASRS Report | 211371 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | observation : company check pilot |
Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time total : 15000 |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time other |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
This narrative describes an incident involving a gear-up landing of an small aircraft. The left set pilot, (pilot a) held a commercial certificate with multi engine and instrument ratings and a second class medical. His flight experience was approximately 1500 hours. 130 hours multi with 6 hours in type. The right seat pilot held an ATP with more than 15000 hours (pilot B). Pilot B owns the aircraft and was providing an aircraft chkout to meet insurance requirements prior to pilot a. Both pilots received an in- person WX briefing at the rdu AFSS. The pilots agreed during briefing before departure from fdu that pilot B would act as PIC during the flight, and would supervise and direct the activities of pilot a. On departure from tdf, at about the moment that pilot a was bringing the gear lever up, pilot B pulled the left engine mixture control to idle cut-off and the engine shut down. Pilot a believes the altitude was about 100 ft AGL with an airspeed between 95-100 mph. The aircraft yawed to the left. Pilot a reacted by pulling both the throttles to idle and made a straight ahead landing with the gear retracted. There was no time to lower the gear and still land on the runway. The aircraft came to rest about the 3500 ft mark of the 5000 ft runway. Both propellers were damaged with minimal damage to the belly of the aircraft. The aircraft was jacked up and the gear extended.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT RECEIVING CHK OUT FOR INSURANCE PURPOSES. CKP PULLS L ENG AT 100 FT AGL ON TKOF. RPTR CTLS ACFT AND LANDS STRAIGHT AHEAD, GEAR UP.
Narrative: THIS NARRATIVE DESCRIBES AN INCIDENT INVOLVING A GEAR-UP LNDG OF AN SMA. THE L SET PLT, (PLT A) HELD A COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE WITH MULTI ENG AND INST RATINGS AND A SECOND CLASS MEDICAL. HIS FLT EXPERIENCE WAS APPROX 1500 HRS. 130 HRS MULTI WITH 6 HRS IN TYPE. THE R SEAT PLT HELD AN ATP WITH MORE THAN 15000 HRS (PLT B). PLT B OWNS THE ACFT AND WAS PROVIDING AN ACFT CHKOUT TO MEET INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO PLT A. BOTH PLTS RECEIVED AN IN- PERSON WX BRIEFING AT THE RDU AFSS. THE PLTS AGREED DURING BRIEFING BEFORE DEP FROM FDU THAT PLT B WOULD ACT AS PIC DURING THE FLT, AND WOULD SUPERVISE AND DIRECT THE ACTIVITIES OF PLT A. ON DEP FROM TDF, AT ABOUT THE MOMENT THAT PLT A WAS BRINGING THE GEAR LEVER UP, PLT B PULLED THE L ENG MIXTURE CTL TO IDLE CUT-OFF AND THE ENG SHUT DOWN. PLT A BELIEVES THE ALT WAS ABOUT 100 FT AGL WITH AN AIRSPD BTWN 95-100 MPH. THE ACFT YAWED TO THE L. PLT A REACTED BY PULLING BOTH THE THROTTLES TO IDLE AND MADE A STRAIGHT AHEAD LNDG WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED. THERE WAS NO TIME TO LOWER THE GEAR AND STILL LAND ON THE RWY. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ABOUT THE 3500 FT MARK OF THE 5000 FT RWY. BOTH PROPS WERE DAMAGED WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT WAS JACKED UP AND THE GEAR EXTENDED.
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.