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Pilot of an small transport single engine turboprop was forced to make an emergency gear up landing after the right landing gear failed to extend for landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 332811 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199603 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : eau |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : lax |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | TBM 700 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 52 flight time total : 1126 flight time type : 180 |
| ASRS Report | 332811 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency other |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff at rice lake, wi (rpd), an amber gear door warning light didn't extinguish after we cycled the gear up, indicating a gear door ajar. Multiple normal and manual extensions were attempted but only the left main and nosegear would indicate down and locked. Several low passes were made at rpd for visual confirmation that right main gear wouldn't extend. I asked ground facility to call for suggestions in addition to emergency procedures (poh) already performed. G-loading the gear in various configns were discussed and attempted with no results. Eau was selected as a suitable airport for a gear up landing because of its emergency equipment, runway length, favorable winds and low traffic volumes. Emergency crews were notified at least 1 1/2 hours before our ETA. Our maintenance facility was notified and they proceeded us to eau to aid in proper recovery of aircraft after landing. ZMP was notified and we squawked 7700 as we orbited 20 mi northwest of eau to reduce fuel volumes. With 15 mins of fuel remaining, I notified ground crews, announced our pattern legs and executed emergency gear up landing with minimal damage to aircraft. A broken forward inboard gear door hinge proved to be the cause of an ajar gear door disabling the gear from normal and emergency gear extensions.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AN SMT SINGLE ENG TURBOPROP WAS FORCED TO MAKE AN EMER GEAR UP LNDG AFTER THE R LNDG GEAR FAILED TO EXTEND FOR LNDG.
Narrative: SHORTLY AFTER TKOF AT RICE LAKE, WI (RPD), AN AMBER GEAR DOOR WARNING LIGHT DIDN'T EXTINGUISH AFTER WE CYCLED THE GEAR UP, INDICATING A GEAR DOOR AJAR. MULTIPLE NORMAL AND MANUAL EXTENSIONS WERE ATTEMPTED BUT ONLY THE L MAIN AND NOSEGEAR WOULD INDICATE DOWN AND LOCKED. SEVERAL LOW PASSES WERE MADE AT RPD FOR VISUAL CONFIRMATION THAT R MAIN GEAR WOULDN'T EXTEND. I ASKED GND FACILITY TO CALL FOR SUGGESTIONS IN ADDITION TO EMER PROCS (POH) ALREADY PERFORMED. G-LOADING THE GEAR IN VARIOUS CONFIGNS WERE DISCUSSED AND ATTEMPTED WITH NO RESULTS. EAU WAS SELECTED AS A SUITABLE ARPT FOR A GEAR UP LNDG BECAUSE OF ITS EMER EQUIP, RWY LENGTH, FAVORABLE WINDS AND LOW TFC VOLUMES. EMER CREWS WERE NOTIFIED AT LEAST 1 1/2 HRS BEFORE OUR ETA. OUR MAINT FACILITY WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY PROCEEDED US TO EAU TO AID IN PROPER RECOVERY OF ACFT AFTER LNDG. ZMP WAS NOTIFIED AND WE SQUAWKED 7700 AS WE ORBITED 20 MI NW OF EAU TO REDUCE FUEL VOLUMES. WITH 15 MINS OF FUEL REMAINING, I NOTIFIED GND CREWS, ANNOUNCED OUR PATTERN LEGS AND EXECUTED EMER GEAR UP LNDG WITH MINIMAL DAMAGE TO ACFT. A BROKEN FORWARD INBOARD GEAR DOOR HINGE PROVED TO BE THE CAUSE OF AN AJAR GEAR DOOR DISABLING THE GEAR FROM NORMAL AND EMER GEAR EXTENSIONS.
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.