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Gear up landing. Reporter thought he put the gear handle down, but also heard the warning horn which he attributed to side tone from lowering flaps.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331281 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : vis |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : cak |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 33 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 3520 flight time type : 500 |
| ASRS Report | 331281 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Departed fat VFR to visibility to perform series of night lndgs. Obtained clearance for ILS approach to visibility en route. Vectored to final approach course to maintain 2000 ft or above until established on localizer. Stabilized at 2000 ft, 120 KTS, gear lever down at OM. Checked mechanical gear indicator with flashlight and believed it to indicate down. Did not see green light. Continued approach, extended flaps at flare. Attributed 'side tone' in headset to flap extension. Landed gear up. Notified approach control and unicom. Turned fuel selector to off and shut down electrical system. Gear lever down, gear circuit breaker out. No injuries, no passenger. Cause of gear failure not known at present. Cause of gear up landing: failure of pilot to check all gear indicators and warnings.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GEAR UP LNDG. RPTR THOUGHT HE PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN, BUT ALSO HEARD THE WARNING HORN WHICH HE ATTRIBUTED TO SIDE TONE FROM LOWERING FLAPS.
Narrative: DEPARTED FAT VFR TO VIS TO PERFORM SERIES OF NIGHT LNDGS. OBTAINED CLRNC FOR ILS APCH TO VIS ENRTE. VECTORED TO FINAL APCH COURSE TO MAINTAIN 2000 FT OR ABOVE UNTIL ESTABLISHED ON LOC. STABILIZED AT 2000 FT, 120 KTS, GEAR LEVER DOWN AT OM. CHKED MECHANICAL GEAR INDICATOR WITH FLASHLIGHT AND BELIEVED IT TO INDICATE DOWN. DID NOT SEE GREEN LIGHT. CONTINUED APCH, EXTENDED FLAPS AT FLARE. ATTRIBUTED 'SIDE TONE' IN HEADSET TO FLAP EXTENSION. LANDED GEAR UP. NOTIFIED APCH CTL AND UNICOM. TURNED FUEL SELECTOR TO OFF AND SHUT DOWN ELECTRICAL SYS. GEAR LEVER DOWN, GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER OUT. NO INJURIES, NO PAX. CAUSE OF GEAR FAILURE NOT KNOWN AT PRESENT. CAUSE OF GEAR UP LNDG: FAILURE OF PLT TO CHK ALL GEAR INDICATORS AND WARNINGS.
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.