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The reporter was distracted at the normal gear extension point of the pattern that resulted in the gear not being extended and not being noticed until aircraft touchdown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 331410 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lzu |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 690 |
| ASRS Report | 331410 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1404 flight time type : 20 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On mar/xx/96 at or about XA00 pm, I was involved in an incident that resulted in the gear up landing of my aircraft, a piper arrow, at lzu. There were no injuries or damage to any property other than the propeller and belly mounted antennas of my aircraft. The incident was caused by a pilot distract that occurred at the normal gear extension point of the pattern that resulted in the gear not being extended and not being noticed until aircraft touchdown. To help prevent other such incidents, flight training needs to emphasize the importance of using sops (gump check and checklists) in spite of distractions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE RPTR WAS DISTRACTED AT THE NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION POINT OF THE PATTERN THAT RESULTED IN THE GEAR NOT BEING EXTENDED AND NOT BEING NOTICED UNTIL ACFT TOUCHDOWN.
Narrative: ON MAR/XX/96 AT OR ABOUT XA00 PM, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN THE GEAR UP LNDG OF MY ACFT, A PIPER ARROW, AT LZU. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO ANY PROPERTY OTHER THAN THE PROP AND BELLY MOUNTED ANTENNAS OF MY ACFT. THE INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY A PLT DISTRACT THAT OCCURRED AT THE NORMAL GEAR EXTENSION POINT OF THE PATTERN THAT RESULTED IN THE GEAR NOT BEING EXTENDED AND NOT BEING NOTICED UNTIL ACFT TOUCHDOWN. TO HELP PREVENT OTHER SUCH INCIDENTS, FLT TRAINING NEEDS TO EMPHASIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF USING SOPS (GUMP CHK AND CHKLISTS) IN SPITE OF DISTRACTIONS.
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.