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A C185 amphibian pilot landed gear up on the floats damaging the skid strips on the bottom of the floats.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 392106 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199801 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : m39 |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Skywagon 185 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4710 flight time type : 1400 |
| ASRS Report | 392106 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | 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 | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
At the end of an IFR flight from st louis, mo, to mena, ar, I landed the C185 on amphibious floats on runway 17 with the gear up. The WX was good and not a factor. I shot the NDB approach, entered left downwind on runway 17, did a normal approach with full flaps and landed on runway 17. When the plane slid to a stop just right of the centerline, I announced on unicom the airport was closed and for all traffic to go around. The plane was jacked up and the wheels were hand pumped down and locked. Taxied to parking. I feel the problem occurred because I was complacent and did not use a checklist. Contributing to the complacency was the last part of the flight was in clear, smooth flying conditions, the NDB approach was shot just for practice and when it was completed successfully I let my guard down and didn't follow procedures. This was also only my 4TH landing in this particular aircraft since purchasing it in toronto, ontario. I have over 1400 hours in cessna 180/185's, but only 8 hours in an amphibian. Damage was limited to the skid strips on the bottom of the float keels. These skid strips will be replaced.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A C185 AMPHIBIAN PLT LANDED GEAR UP ON THE FLOATS DAMAGING THE SKID STRIPS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOATS.
Narrative: AT THE END OF AN IFR FLT FROM ST LOUIS, MO, TO MENA, AR, I LANDED THE C185 ON AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS ON RWY 17 WITH THE GEAR UP. THE WX WAS GOOD AND NOT A FACTOR. I SHOT THE NDB APCH, ENTERED L DOWNWIND ON RWY 17, DID A NORMAL APCH WITH FULL FLAPS AND LANDED ON RWY 17. WHEN THE PLANE SLID TO A STOP JUST R OF THE CTRLINE, I ANNOUNCED ON UNICOM THE ARPT WAS CLOSED AND FOR ALL TFC TO GAR. THE PLANE WAS JACKED UP AND THE WHEELS WERE HAND PUMPED DOWN AND LOCKED. TAXIED TO PARKING. I FEEL THE PROB OCCURRED BECAUSE I WAS COMPLACENT AND DID NOT USE A CHKLIST. CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMPLACENCY WAS THE LAST PART OF THE FLT WAS IN CLR, SMOOTH FLYING CONDITIONS, THE NDB APCH WAS SHOT JUST FOR PRACTICE AND WHEN IT WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY I LET MY GUARD DOWN AND DIDN'T FOLLOW PROCS. THIS WAS ALSO ONLY MY 4TH LNDG IN THIS PARTICULAR ACFT SINCE PURCHASING IT IN TORONTO, ONTARIO. I HAVE OVER 1400 HRS IN CESSNA 180/185'S, BUT ONLY 8 HRS IN AN AMPHIBIAN. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE SKID STRIPS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FLOAT KEELS. THESE SKID STRIPS WILL BE REPLACED.
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.