Landing gear partially retracted during takeoff. Failed on subsequent landing.

Attributes
ACN	348171
Time
Date	199609
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3au
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
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	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 42 flight time total : 300 flight time type : 260
ASRS Report	348171
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

After touch and go at ewk, upon rotation and takeoff, I felt a problem with the nose gear as the nose dropped and had a propeller strike. Due to airspeed I took off and flew the plane. On the trip back to augusta, I tried to recycle the gear electrically and then tried to manually lower gear but no light indication of gear up or down and plans had greatly reduced airspeed. Decision made to fly plane and check gear. Ground reports and air visual reports of main gear down and nose gear not in place. Due to poor flying characteristics, decision was made to land as soft field landing. Results, nose gear in up position. Mains were partial down. Poh was consulted before landing and emergency procedures was done for gas off and electrical off after landing assured.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LNDG GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED DURING TKOF. FAILED ON SUBSEQUENT LNDG.

Narrative: AFTER TOUCH AND GO AT EWK, UPON ROTATION AND TKOF, I FELT A PROB WITH THE NOSE GEAR AS THE NOSE DROPPED AND HAD A PROP STRIKE. DUE TO AIRSPD I TOOK OFF AND FLEW THE PLANE. ON THE TRIP BACK TO AUGUSTA, I TRIED TO RECYCLE THE GEAR ELECTRICALLY AND THEN TRIED TO MANUALLY LOWER GEAR BUT NO LIGHT INDICATION OF GEAR UP OR DOWN AND PLANS HAD GREATLY REDUCED AIRSPD. DECISION MADE TO FLY PLANE AND CHK GEAR. GND RPTS AND AIR VISUAL RPTS OF MAIN GEAR DOWN AND NOSE GEAR NOT IN PLACE. DUE TO POOR FLYING CHARACTERISTICS, DECISION WAS MADE TO LAND AS SOFT FIELD LNDG. RESULTS, NOSE GEAR IN UP POS. MAINS WERE PARTIAL DOWN. POH WAS CONSULTED BEFORE LNDG AND EMER PROCS WAS DONE FOR GAS OFF AND ELECTRICAL OFF AFTER LNDG ASSURED.

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.