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Pilots of an MEL used the manual method to lower the landing gear after the primary extension method failed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 291990 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199412 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : pnf airport : phf |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 1600 msl bound upper : 2000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phf |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Duchess 76 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : missed approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 890 flight time type : 14 |
| ASRS Report | 291990 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : overcame equipment problem flight crew : returned to intended course or assigned course other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On dec/mon/94 at about XA00 EST while on final approach, my student and I could not get the landing gear extended. I was conducting multi-engine instrument lesson in a beech duchess, while in VMC. While practicing the ILS runway 7 into phf, after performing the before landing checklist, we did not get the indicating lights informing us that the gear was down and locked. We initiated the missed approach before reaching decision ht and were instructed to contact norfolk approach. After being radar idented by norfolk approach, I asked the controller to cancel our IFR flight plan and informed her of our landing gear problem. I told the controller that we would like to proceed to the north (approximately 8 NM north of phf) and try to work out the gear difficulty. Mins later, I informed the controller that we performed the emergency gear extension and the 3 green lights were indicating. The controller acknowledged our transmission and instructed us to contact newport news tower. Newport news tower cleared us to land on runway 2 and the landing was uneventful.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLTS OF AN MEL USED THE MANUAL METHOD TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR AFTER THE PRIMARY EXTENSION METHOD FAILED.
Narrative: ON DEC/MON/94 AT ABOUT XA00 EST WHILE ON FINAL APCH, MY STUDENT AND I COULD NOT GET THE LNDG GEAR EXTENDED. I WAS CONDUCTING MULTI-ENG INST LESSON IN A BEECH DUCHESS, WHILE IN VMC. WHILE PRACTICING THE ILS RWY 7 INTO PHF, AFTER PERFORMING THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST, WE DID NOT GET THE INDICATING LIGHTS INFORMING US THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. WE INITIATED THE MISSED APCH BEFORE REACHING DECISION HT AND WERE INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT NORFOLK APCH. AFTER BEING RADAR IDENTED BY NORFOLK APCH, I ASKED THE CTLR TO CANCEL OUR IFR FLT PLAN AND INFORMED HER OF OUR LNDG GEAR PROB. I TOLD THE CTLR THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED TO THE N (APPROX 8 NM N OF PHF) AND TRY TO WORK OUT THE GEAR DIFFICULTY. MINS LATER, I INFORMED THE CTLR THAT WE PERFORMED THE EMER GEAR EXTENSION AND THE 3 GREEN LIGHTS WERE INDICATING. THE CTLR ACKNOWLEDGED OUR XMISSION AND INSTRUCTED US TO CONTACT NEWPORT NEWS TWR. NEWPORT NEWS TWR CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 2 AND THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL.
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.