Small transport pilot fails to lower landing gear on final.

Attributes
ACN	333516
Time
Date	199604
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cxl
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	333516
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

When approaching calexico airport, a small aircraft was on base leg. I entered pattern on downwind and as I passed the approach end, the airplane was landing. I continued downwind, made base leg and turned on final. My procedure for lowering gear is on final approach runway clear or cleared to land. When I saw the plane still on the runway moving slowly I thought maybe trouble and left my gear up for a possible go around. The plane was not clearing runway in a timely manner so I called the pilot and asked if he was going to clear, and shortly after he moved off, and with plenty of runway left, I reduced some power and about 2 or 3 ft off runway, I cut all power the horn beeped -- it was too late for recovery. To prevent a recurrence, I will adjust the warning horn to a higher power setting and mount a flashing red light in sequence with horn on the upper part of instrument panel which will result in lowering the gear at a higher speed and would prevent a recurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT PLT FAILS TO LOWER LNDG GEAR ON FINAL.

Narrative: WHEN APCHING CALEXICO ARPT, A SMALL ACFT WAS ON BASE LEG. I ENTERED PATTERN ON DOWNWIND AND AS I PASSED THE APCH END, THE AIRPLANE WAS LNDG. I CONTINUED DOWNWIND, MADE BASE LEG AND TURNED ON FINAL. MY PROC FOR LOWERING GEAR IS ON FINAL APCH RWY CLR OR CLRED TO LAND. WHEN I SAW THE PLANE STILL ON THE RWY MOVING SLOWLY I THOUGHT MAYBE TROUBLE AND LEFT MY GEAR UP FOR A POSSIBLE GAR. THE PLANE WAS NOT CLRING RWY IN A TIMELY MANNER SO I CALLED THE PLT AND ASKED IF HE WAS GOING TO CLR, AND SHORTLY AFTER HE MOVED OFF, AND WITH PLENTY OF RWY LEFT, I REDUCED SOME PWR AND ABOUT 2 OR 3 FT OFF RWY, I CUT ALL PWR THE HORN BEEPED -- IT WAS TOO LATE FOR RECOVERY. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, I WILL ADJUST THE WARNING HORN TO A HIGHER PWR SETTING AND MOUNT A FLASHING RED LIGHT IN SEQUENCE WITH HORN ON THE UPPER PART OF INST PANEL WHICH WILL RESULT IN LOWERING THE GEAR AT A HIGHER SPD AND WOULD PREVENT A RECURRENCE.

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.