Narrative:

As I approached van nuys airport, I was cleared for a right traffic approach for runway 16R. While on downwind, I lowered the gear, made visual and auditory checks, and was cleared to land. On final, I lowered the flaps. While in the flare and at the same time I heard on the radio, 'gear not down,' I felt the propeller hit the runway. I applied full power, the plane appeared stable, so I began a climb. I retracted the flaps and gear. I called the tower and told them my intentions to go around. I then lowered the gear on downwind, checked position indicators and asked for a gear check from the tower. Because of the bent propeller, with takeoff power, I was barely able to maintain 70 KTS. On downwind, I thought I lost electrical power for about 10 seconds when I did not hear the tower. The engine was running hot at this power setting needed to stay safely above the stalling speed. While making a long approach, I heard 2 pilots verify that my gear appeared to be down, but now I was getting a continuous 'gear not down' audio alarm. But I felt committed to land because of possible engine failure due to its high temperature or a complete propeller/engine departure because of the propeller damage. I made a 'normal' landing and slowly taxied to the tiedown area. The fire department and airport police met me there. They asked me if I was ok, took pictures and viewed my pilot's certificate, medical and driver's license. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he had not heard any reason for the gear's malfunction since the insurance company took over the aircraft from the reporter. In fact his partner, who he has not talked to since, bought it back from the insurance company. He thinks that the problem arose by the fact that there had been extensive radio wiring done on the aircraft and it had only 1 hour of flight time since that work. The only reported damage to the aircraft was the propeller and the resultant possible damage to the engine. He operated the 1950 bonanza for 5 yrs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF A BEECHCRAFT BONANZA, BE35, MADE A GAR DURING LNDG WHEN THE TWR ADVISED THAT HIS LNDG GEAR DID NOT APPEAR FULLY EXTENDED. THE PROP STRUCK THE RWY DURING THE GAR CAUSING BLADE DAMAGE AND A LACK OF ACFT PERFORMANCE. A SUCCESSFUL LNDG WAS SUBSEQUENTLY MADE.

Narrative: AS I APCHED VAN NUYS ARPT, I WAS CLRED FOR A R TFC APCH FOR RWY 16R. WHILE ON DOWNWIND, I LOWERED THE GEAR, MADE VISUAL AND AUDITORY CHKS, AND WAS CLRED TO LAND. ON FINAL, I LOWERED THE FLAPS. WHILE IN THE FLARE AND AT THE SAME TIME I HEARD ON THE RADIO, 'GEAR NOT DOWN,' I FELT THE PROP HIT THE RWY. I APPLIED FULL PWR, THE PLANE APPEARED STABLE, SO I BEGAN A CLB. I RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND GEAR. I CALLED THE TWR AND TOLD THEM MY INTENTIONS TO GAR. I THEN LOWERED THE GEAR ON DOWNWIND, CHKED POS INDICATORS AND ASKED FOR A GEAR CHK FROM THE TWR. BECAUSE OF THE BENT PROP, WITH TKOF PWR, I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAINTAIN 70 KTS. ON DOWNWIND, I THOUGHT I LOST ELECTRICAL PWR FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS WHEN I DID NOT HEAR THE TWR. THE ENG WAS RUNNING HOT AT THIS PWR SETTING NEEDED TO STAY SAFELY ABOVE THE STALLING SPD. WHILE MAKING A LONG APCH, I HEARD 2 PLTS VERIFY THAT MY GEAR APPEARED TO BE DOWN, BUT NOW I WAS GETTING A CONTINUOUS 'GEAR NOT DOWN' AUDIO ALARM. BUT I FELT COMMITTED TO LAND BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE ENG FAILURE DUE TO ITS HIGH TEMP OR A COMPLETE PROP/ENG DEPARTURE BECAUSE OF THE PROP DAMAGE. I MADE A 'NORMAL' LNDG AND SLOWLY TAXIED TO THE TIEDOWN AREA. THE FIRE DEPT AND ARPT POLICE MET ME THERE. THEY ASKED ME IF I WAS OK, TOOK PICTURES AND VIEWED MY PLT'S CERTIFICATE, MEDICAL AND DRIVER'S LICENSE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE HAD NOT HEARD ANY REASON FOR THE GEAR'S MALFUNCTION SINCE THE INSURANCE COMPANY TOOK OVER THE ACFT FROM THE RPTR. IN FACT HIS PARTNER, WHO HE HAS NOT TALKED TO SINCE, BOUGHT IT BACK FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. HE THINKS THAT THE PROB AROSE BY THE FACT THAT THERE HAD BEEN EXTENSIVE RADIO WIRING DONE ON THE ACFT AND IT HAD ONLY 1 HR OF FLT TIME SINCE THAT WORK. THE ONLY RPTED DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS THE PROP AND THE RESULTANT POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE ENG. HE OPERATED THE 1950 BONANZA FOR 5 YRS.

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.