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An small aircraft pilot flying a homebuilt aircraft damaged his propeller when he nearly made a wheels up landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 217383 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199208 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bff |
| State Reference | NE |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bff |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around landing other |
| Route In Use | arrival other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 1000 flight time type : 47 |
| ASRS Report | 217383 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
My landing gear did not go down and lock into position when I was attempting to land in scottsbluff, northeast. Although, I did put the gear handle into the down position, I failed to notice the gear lights were not lit. I also failed to notice the circuit breaker that controls the landing gear blew out. This circuit caused the gear to stay in a partly up position. As my aircraft began to settle, I heard a clicking noise and I decided to go around the landing pattern. I rechked the gear handle to insure it was in the down position, it was. At this time I noticed the circuit breaker had failed. I reset the circuit breaker and the gear came down and locked into position for landing. When I got out of the aircraft, I noticed the propeller had made contact with the ground causing damage to the propeller. I removed the propeller and took it to the propeller shop for repair. I replaced the propeller after checking the crankshaft for run out and determined it was ok to fly. I returned home to sacramento. The only corrective action I could add to my gumps list would be to check the down lights for the gear and to check the circuit breaker.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA PLT FLYING A HOMEBUILT ACFT DAMAGED HIS PROP WHEN HE NEARLY MADE A WHEELS UP LNDG.
Narrative: MY LNDG GEAR DID NOT GO DOWN AND LOCK INTO POS WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN SCOTTSBLUFF, NE. ALTHOUGH, I DID PUT THE GEAR HANDLE INTO THE DOWN POS, I FAILED TO NOTICE THE GEAR LIGHTS WERE NOT LIT. I ALSO FAILED TO NOTICE THE CIRCUIT BREAKER THAT CTLS THE LNDG GEAR BLEW OUT. THIS CIRCUIT CAUSED THE GEAR TO STAY IN A PARTLY UP POS. AS MY ACFT BEGAN TO SETTLE, I HEARD A CLICKING NOISE AND I DECIDED TO GAR THE LNDG PATTERN. I RECHKED THE GEAR HANDLE TO INSURE IT WAS IN THE DOWN POS, IT WAS. AT THIS TIME I NOTICED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD FAILED. I RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKER AND THE GEAR CAME DOWN AND LOCKED INTO POS FOR LNDG. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE ACFT, I NOTICED THE PROP HAD MADE CONTACT WITH THE GND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP. I REMOVED THE PROP AND TOOK IT TO THE PROP SHOP FOR REPAIR. I REPLACED THE PROP AFTER CHKING THE CRANKSHAFT FOR RUN OUT AND DETERMINED IT WAS OK TO FLY. I RETURNED HOME TO SACRAMENTO. THE ONLY CORRECTIVE ACTION I COULD ADD TO MY GUMPS LIST WOULD BE TO CHK THE DOWN LIGHTS FOR THE GEAR AND TO CHK THE CIRCUIT BREAKER.
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.