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After flying a higher-than-normal speed approach, a charter pilot landed gear-up, executed a go around, and landed, again, with the gear selected down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 297849 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199503 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ind |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | Mixed |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : sju |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 113 flight time total : 2100 flight time type : 104 |
| ASRS Report | 297849 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued new clearance flight crew : overcame equipment problem other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Touchdown on runway with gear up. Executed go around. Landed on another runway with gear down. Factors: making ILS approach in IMC. Approach flaps out. Approach control requesting to keep up speed due to following aircraft (3 requests). Approach airspeed 140 KIAS. Was turned over to tower outside of OM. Selected flap handle instead of gear handle at OM -- drag was felt. No gear warning horn was heard on power reduction. Pilot did not declare an emergency after touching runway. Part time charter pilot in this aircraft. 3 hour currency in this aircraft in last 90 days.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AFTER FLYING A HIGHER-THAN-NORMAL SPD APCH, A CHARTER PLT LANDED GEAR-UP, EXECUTED A GAR, AND LANDED, AGAIN, WITH THE GEAR SELECTED DOWN.
Narrative: TOUCHDOWN ON RWY WITH GEAR UP. EXECUTED GAR. LANDED ON ANOTHER RWY WITH GEAR DOWN. FACTORS: MAKING ILS APCH IN IMC. APCH FLAPS OUT. APCH CTL REQUESTING TO KEEP UP SPD DUE TO FOLLOWING ACFT (3 REQUESTS). APCH AIRSPD 140 KIAS. WAS TURNED OVER TO TWR OUTSIDE OF OM. SELECTED FLAP HANDLE INSTEAD OF GEAR HANDLE AT OM -- DRAG WAS FELT. NO GEAR WARNING HORN WAS HEARD ON PWR REDUCTION. PLT DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER AFTER TOUCHING RWY. PART TIME CHARTER PLT IN THIS ACFT. 3 HR CURRENCY IN THIS ACFT IN LAST 90 DAYS.
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.