Narrative:

The problem arose while executing the ILS runway 25 at toledo express, toledo, oh. The SW2 was on a part 91 leg, was IMC at the FAF, on localizer and on glide when the before landing checklist was completed, flaps set, gear down. The SW2 broke out above decision ht and the approach continued in good visibility with variable clouds below the ceiling. Visual contact was lost and a missed approach was begun. Climb power was added, flaps 20 degrees, at a positive rate the gear was retracted. At this time, before a radio call was made, the aircraft was again in the clear, below decision ht and not in landing confign. I thought about relowering the gear and flaps but decided that it was safer to continue the missed approach than to try and land because my position at the time would have, at best, led to a long landing. Before I could radio my intentions to the tower they radioed me to go around, that my gear was up. I said roger and thanked them. I thought I was in trouble for not calling sooner. I handled the communications badly and said my gear showed it was down and locked. I went around and shot another approach to a full stop landing. They never asked for the full story or to call them, but then again I never offered. I could have explained the situation better to them.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WHEN PLT OF A FAIRCHILD SW2 MADE A GAR OUT OF AN ILS APCH DUE TO LOSING SIGHT OF THE RWY BELOW DECISION HT, TWR THOUGHT THE RPTR WAS GOING TO LAND GEAR UP AND SO ADVISED THE PLT. THE SINGLE PLT RPTR DID NOT NOTIFY THE TWR OF THE GAR.

Narrative: THE PROB AROSE WHILE EXECUTING THE ILS RWY 25 AT TOLEDO EXPRESS, TOLEDO, OH. THE SW2 WAS ON A PART 91 LEG, WAS IMC AT THE FAF, ON LOC AND ON GLIDE WHEN THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST WAS COMPLETED, FLAPS SET, GEAR DOWN. THE SW2 BROKE OUT ABOVE DECISION HT AND THE APCH CONTINUED IN GOOD VISIBILITY WITH VARIABLE CLOUDS BELOW THE CEILING. VISUAL CONTACT WAS LOST AND A MISSED APCH WAS BEGUN. CLB PWR WAS ADDED, FLAPS 20 DEGS, AT A POSITIVE RATE THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED. AT THIS TIME, BEFORE A RADIO CALL WAS MADE, THE ACFT WAS AGAIN IN THE CLR, BELOW DECISION HT AND NOT IN LNDG CONFIGN. I THOUGHT ABOUT RELOWERING THE GEAR AND FLAPS BUT DECIDED THAT IT WAS SAFER TO CONTINUE THE MISSED APCH THAN TO TRY AND LAND BECAUSE MY POS AT THE TIME WOULD HAVE, AT BEST, LED TO A LONG LNDG. BEFORE I COULD RADIO MY INTENTIONS TO THE TWR THEY RADIOED ME TO GAR, THAT MY GEAR WAS UP. I SAID ROGER AND THANKED THEM. I THOUGHT I WAS IN TROUBLE FOR NOT CALLING SOONER. I HANDLED THE COMS BADLY AND SAID MY GEAR SHOWED IT WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. I WENT AROUND AND SHOT ANOTHER APCH TO A FULL STOP LNDG. THEY NEVER ASKED FOR THE FULL STORY OR TO CALL THEM, BUT THEN AGAIN I NEVER OFFERED. I COULD HAVE EXPLAINED THE SIT BETTER TO THEM.

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.