Gear up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	272576
Time
Date	199405
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mhh
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 580 flight time type : 29
ASRS Report	272576
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I departed from mlb with 3 passenger on board. En route to mhh bahamas. I filed IFR, it was a perfect flight all the way down. I completed my descent, and landing checklist by computer, did a mid-field entry with a loft downwind. To mhh, everything seemed good, acknowledge gear, green, added flaps, turned left base, to final. Next thing I realized I had scraping, which at the time could have been the step on the right. I had a headset on to try to keep the noise down. I acknowledge gear down again as I went mid-field left downwind. I didn't double check on final that I had again 3 green. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter states the scraping must have been the step as he touched down. He is positive he had gear down indication on downwind. So far mechanics can find nothing wrong with the mechanism. Minimal damage was done to the aircraft, some slight skin damage on bottom. Of course, propeller was damaged.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: I DEPARTED FROM MLB WITH 3 PAX ON BOARD. ENRTE TO MHH BAHAMAS. I FILED IFR, IT WAS A PERFECT FLT ALL THE WAY DOWN. I COMPLETED MY DSCNT, AND LNDG CHKLIST BY COMPUTER, DID A MID-FIELD ENTRY WITH A LOFT DOWNWIND. TO MHH, EVERYTHING SEEMED GOOD, ACKNOWLEDGE GEAR, GREEN, ADDED FLAPS, TURNED L BASE, TO FINAL. NEXT THING I REALIZED I HAD SCRAPING, WHICH AT THE TIME COULD HAVE BEEN THE STEP ON THE R. I HAD A HEADSET ON TO TRY TO KEEP THE NOISE DOWN. I ACKNOWLEDGE GEAR DOWN AGAIN AS I WENT MID-FIELD L DOWNWIND. I DIDN'T DOUBLE CHK ON FINAL THAT I HAD AGAIN 3 GREEN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATES THE SCRAPING MUST HAVE BEEN THE STEP AS HE TOUCHED DOWN. HE IS POSITIVE HE HAD GEAR DOWN INDICATION ON DOWNWIND. SO FAR MECHS CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE MECHANISM. MINIMAL DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE ACFT, SOME SLIGHT SKIN DAMAGE ON BOTTOM. OF COURSE, PROP WAS DAMAGED.

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.