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Pilot of aztec performing pattern work simulates an engine failure on localizer approach. Lands gear up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 376146 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199708 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : hao |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-23-250 Turbo Aztec |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 330 flight time type : 185 |
| ASRS Report | 376146 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was flying a piper aztec on aug/sun/97. VMC conditions prevailed, and I was doing pattern work and practicing go around's. My last time around I intercepted the localizer on runway 29 and continued inbound, when I got to the final approach fix I simulated an engine failure on the left engine. After completing the engine-out procedure I continued on the localizer and broke off of the approach at 1300 ft MSL. I completed the gumps check and continued on final but did not visually check the green lights or mirror. I floated for a hundred yards then the propellers hit the pavement. I then shut everything off and held pressure on the yoke until the aircraft came to a stop. I feel this happened because I broke my routine and did not check the mirror or green lights and I was not concentrating on flying the single engine approach. I should have had another pilot with me. I did receive quality instruction for my multi-engine rating, but I was distracted for reasons I will never know.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF AZTEC PERFORMING PATTERN WORK SIMULATES AN ENG FAILURE ON LOC APCH. LANDS GEAR UP.
Narrative: I WAS FLYING A PIPER AZTEC ON AUG/SUN/97. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND I WAS DOING PATTERN WORK AND PRACTICING GAR'S. MY LAST TIME AROUND I INTERCEPTED THE LOC ON RWY 29 AND CONTINUED INBOUND, WHEN I GOT TO THE FINAL APCH FIX I SIMULATED AN ENG FAILURE ON THE L ENG. AFTER COMPLETING THE ENG-OUT PROC I CONTINUED ON THE LOC AND BROKE OFF OF THE APCH AT 1300 FT MSL. I COMPLETED THE GUMPS CHK AND CONTINUED ON FINAL BUT DID NOT VISUALLY CHK THE GREEN LIGHTS OR MIRROR. I FLOATED FOR A HUNDRED YARDS THEN THE PROPS HIT THE PAVEMENT. I THEN SHUT EVERYTHING OFF AND HELD PRESSURE ON THE YOKE UNTIL THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP. I FEEL THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I BROKE MY ROUTINE AND DID NOT CHK THE MIRROR OR GREEN LIGHTS AND I WAS NOT CONCENTRATING ON FLYING THE SINGLE ENG APCH. I SHOULD HAVE HAD ANOTHER PLT WITH ME. I DID RECEIVE QUALITY INSTRUCTION FOR MY MULTI-ENG RATING, BUT I WAS DISTRACTED FOR REASONS I WILL NEVER KNOW.
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.