An small aircraft landed gear up.

Attributes
ACN	267163
Time
Date	199403
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mle
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : gso
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 710 flight time type : 500
ASRS Report	267163
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On approach to olu, noted that gear-down green indicator light did not illuminate. Asked FBO personnel to check for gear down during low approach over olu runway. They confirmed gear not down. Returned to point of origin, mle. Conversed at length with mechanic (a and P) and performed numerous maneuvers in attempt to free landing gear. At olu, attempted to manually extend gear according to instructions in poh, but could not do so--could not move the manual extend lever into down position. Continued to attempt to manually extend gear, with assistance of FBO personnel. When obvious that such maneuvers would not work, FBO personnel made arrangements with local emergency facility, including omaha fire department and emergency personnel, and successful gear-up landing was accomplished. No injuries resulted. Nose gear was found to have jammed into wheel well, was pried out to drop gear and plane then towed off runway. During preflight walk-around, no abnormality of gear or struts was detected, struts were extended as per poh. No turn from neutral was made on rudder/nose gear during gear-up excursion during take-off, and nose gear was aligned in 'straight-ahead' position in wheel well.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA LANDED GEAR UP.

Narrative: ON APCH TO OLU, NOTED THAT GEAR-DOWN GREEN INDICATOR LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE. ASKED FBO PERSONNEL TO CHK FOR GEAR DOWN DURING LOW APCH OVER OLU RWY. THEY CONFIRMED GEAR NOT DOWN. RETURNED TO POINT OF ORIGIN, MLE. CONVERSED AT LENGTH WITH MECH (A AND P) AND PERFORMED NUMEROUS MANEUVERS IN ATTEMPT TO FREE LNDG GEAR. AT OLU, ATTEMPTED TO MANUALLY EXTEND GEAR ACCORDING TO INSTRUCTIONS IN POH, BUT COULD NOT DO SO--COULD NOT MOVE THE MANUAL EXTEND LEVER INTO DOWN POS. CONTINUED TO ATTEMPT TO MANUALLY EXTEND GEAR, WITH ASSISTANCE OF FBO PERSONNEL. WHEN OBVIOUS THAT SUCH MANEUVERS WOULD NOT WORK, FBO PERSONNEL MADE ARRANGEMENTS WITH LCL EMER FACILITY, INCLUDING OMAHA FIRE DEPT AND EMER PERSONNEL, AND SUCCESSFUL GEAR-UP LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED. NO INJURIES RESULTED. NOSE GEAR WAS FOUND TO HAVE JAMMED INTO WHEEL WELL, WAS PRIED OUT TO DROP GEAR AND PLANE THEN TOWED OFF RWY. DURING PREFLT WALK-AROUND, NO ABNORMALITY OF GEAR OR STRUTS WAS DETECTED, STRUTS WERE EXTENDED AS PER POH. NO TURN FROM NEUTRAL WAS MADE ON RUDDER/NOSE GEAR DURING GEAR-UP EXCURSION DURING TAKE-OFF, AND NOSE GEAR WAS ALIGNED IN 'STRAIGHT-AHEAD' POS IN WHEEL WELL.

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.