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Pilot of PA24-180 lands gear up when concentrating too much on the strong wind conditions and not executing his gumps check.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 399675 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199804 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 1k1 |
| State Reference | KS |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : btv |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-24 Comanche |
| 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 : 32 flight time total : 400 flight time type : 99 |
| ASRS Report | 399675 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground less severe other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
The 7 mi flight from 3AU, ks, was uneventful except for the wind velocity -- high 20 mph gusting into the low 40's. The pilot became focused on executing a smooth, short-field landing against the strong headwinds. That focus distraction the pilot from his normal gumps check and he missed lowering the gear. The landing was nearly perfect, except for the lack of gear. The lesson for this pilot: fly the plane properly first and good, gear-down lndgs will follow. Damage to the aircraft was not substantial per NTSB part 830 and thus not rptable.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF PA24-180 LANDS GEAR UP WHEN CONCENTRATING TOO MUCH ON THE STRONG WIND CONDITIONS AND NOT EXECUTING HIS GUMPS CHK.
Narrative: THE 7 MI FLT FROM 3AU, KS, WAS UNEVENTFUL EXCEPT FOR THE WIND VELOCITY -- HIGH 20 MPH GUSTING INTO THE LOW 40'S. THE PLT BECAME FOCUSED ON EXECUTING A SMOOTH, SHORT-FIELD LNDG AGAINST THE STRONG HEADWINDS. THAT FOCUS DISTR THE PLT FROM HIS NORMAL GUMPS CHK AND HE MISSED LOWERING THE GEAR. THE LNDG WAS NEARLY PERFECT, EXCEPT FOR THE LACK OF GEAR. THE LESSON FOR THIS PLT: FLY THE PLANE PROPERLY FIRST AND GOOD, GEAR-DOWN LNDGS WILL FOLLOW. DAMAGE TO THE ACFT WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL PER NTSB PART 830 AND THUS NOT RPTABLE.
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.