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Private pilot's aircraft landing gear collapses on landing. Down locking mechanism failure. Pilot may have flown aircraft into fcm airport without a current medical certificate.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 341297 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199607 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : fcm |
| State Reference | MN |
| 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 : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 3200 flight time type : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 341297 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation other |
Narrative:
Landing gear failure because gear was not locked into position. No propeller damage. Cost to repair is $50. However, a review of my paperwork ultimately showed my medical certificate to be 2 weeks out of date. I had completed a special examination. Passed. Sent to oklahoma city but was later told that they are 6 weeks behind in processing and thus I hadn't received my new certificate. I didn't realize I was not technically legal. Called st louis FAA. They explained I was not legal unless I had the new certificate in possession. I am not flying and did not fly the airplane home from minnesota until I received the medical certificate from oklahoma city FAA.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT'S ACFT LNDG GEAR COLLAPSES ON LNDG. DOWN LOCKING MECHANISM FAILURE. PLT MAY HAVE FLOWN ACFT INTO FCM ARPT WITHOUT A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE.
Narrative: LNDG GEAR FAILURE BECAUSE GEAR WAS NOT LOCKED INTO POS. NO PROP DAMAGE. COST TO REPAIR IS $50. HOWEVER, A REVIEW OF MY PAPERWORK ULTIMATELY SHOWED MY MEDICAL CERTIFICATE TO BE 2 WKS OUT OF DATE. I HAD COMPLETED A SPECIAL EXAM. PASSED. SENT TO OKLAHOMA CITY BUT WAS LATER TOLD THAT THEY ARE 6 WKS BEHIND IN PROCESSING AND THUS I HADN'T RECEIVED MY NEW CERTIFICATE. I DIDN'T REALIZE I WAS NOT TECHNICALLY LEGAL. CALLED ST LOUIS FAA. THEY EXPLAINED I WAS NOT LEGAL UNLESS I HAD THE NEW CERTIFICATE IN POSSESSION. I AM NOT FLYING AND DID NOT FLY THE AIRPLANE HOME FROM MINNESOTA UNTIL I RECEIVED THE MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FROM OKLAHOMA CITY FAA.
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.