Pilot of a bellanca viking 300 (BL26) failed to extend the landing gear and landed gear up causing d...

Attributes
ACN	411216
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1s0
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	Marginal
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Viking
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 43 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 43
ASRS Report	411216
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other other spatial deviation
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:

Passenger flight in bellanca viking 300 behind a C152 with passing small rain showers to left on takeoff, l-hand pattern. Field always in easy sight but some difficulty keeping C152 in sight in intermittent rain as it remained in pattern making no unicom radio reports of intentions (122.8). We called 'remaining in pattern, left downwind' then 'left base.' had some difficulty keeping C152 in sight so made our pattern wider in rain, slowed, added and reduced flaps, etc, and interrupting usual prelndg checks and questioning go around if C152 ahead didn't clear runway. It did. We added full flaps, etc, but missed gear down and were unaware until propeller strike on runway. Had noise abating earphones and didn't hear warning horn. Slid off runway onto grass with no injuries and minimal aircraft damage, except major propeller damage and engine to be evaluated. Damaged fuel sump drain plugs so fire department called to stand by as we lifted bellanca and used emergency pump to lower gear. Then able to plug gasoline leaks and tow airplane to hangar. Had no further communication with C152. Later review of pilots operating handbook for the bellanca shows the gear warning horn is activated by manifold pressure less than 12 inches, and we were carrying some power until almost touchdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF A BELLANCA VIKING 300 (BL26) FAILED TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROP, ENG AND LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN.

Narrative: PAX FLT IN BELLANCA VIKING 300 BEHIND A C152 WITH PASSING SMALL RAIN SHOWERS TO L ON TKOF, L-HAND PATTERN. FIELD ALWAYS IN EASY SIGHT BUT SOME DIFFICULTY KEEPING C152 IN SIGHT IN INTERMITTENT RAIN AS IT REMAINED IN PATTERN MAKING NO UNICOM RADIO RPTS OF INTENTIONS (122.8). WE CALLED 'REMAINING IN PATTERN, L DOWNWIND' THEN 'L BASE.' HAD SOME DIFFICULTY KEEPING C152 IN SIGHT SO MADE OUR PATTERN WIDER IN RAIN, SLOWED, ADDED AND REDUCED FLAPS, ETC, AND INTERRUPTING USUAL PRELNDG CHKS AND QUESTIONING GAR IF C152 AHEAD DIDN'T CLR RWY. IT DID. WE ADDED FULL FLAPS, ETC, BUT MISSED GEAR DOWN AND WERE UNAWARE UNTIL PROP STRIKE ON RWY. HAD NOISE ABATING EARPHONES AND DIDN'T HEAR WARNING HORN. SLID OFF RWY ONTO GRASS WITH NO INJURIES AND MINIMAL ACFT DAMAGE, EXCEPT MAJOR PROP DAMAGE AND ENG TO BE EVALUATED. DAMAGED FUEL SUMP DRAIN PLUGS SO FIRE DEPT CALLED TO STAND BY AS WE LIFTED BELLANCA AND USED EMER PUMP TO LOWER GEAR. THEN ABLE TO PLUG GASOLINE LEAKS AND TOW AIRPLANE TO HANGAR. HAD NO FURTHER COM WITH C152. LATER REVIEW OF PLTS OPERATING HANDBOOK FOR THE BELLANCA SHOWS THE GEAR WARNING HORN IS ACTIVATED BY MANIFOLD PRESSURE LESS THAN 12 INCHES, AND WE WERE CARRYING SOME PWR UNTIL ALMOST TOUCHDOWN.

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.

Pilot of a bellanca viking 300 (BL26) failed to extend the landing gear and landed gear up causing damage to the propeller, engine and lower fuselage skin.