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Atx pilot on a repositioning flight of an amphibious C206 forgot to lower the landing gear for a landing on paved runway due to personal distraction.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 411621 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199808 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jnu |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : atl |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 220 flight time total : 13800 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 411621 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
This incident occurred approximately 16 hours prior to a significant family event. The magnitude of this event had come to bear on me within the last few days. This morning (day of incident) the thought occurred to me that it might be better if I took today and tomorrow off from flying, but I did not heed the warning of apprehension, which I now know I should have done. On my 8TH landing of the day, I failed to fully check that the landing gear down and locked lights were illuminated. The oversight resulted in a gear up landing. I believe that periods of time in an aviator's life that surround significant life events, or times when an aviator knows that their normal stress levels are being exceeded should signal to them a need to voluntarily exclude cockpit duties until the unusual circumstances have passed. I know that a professional aviator is an aviator who is continually learning. I have certainly learned from this incident to heed, without question, any apprehension I may have about my ability to perform my duties as an aviator to the fullest extent of my abilities.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ATX PLT ON A REPOSITIONING FLT OF AN AMPHIBIOUS C206 FORGOT TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR FOR A LNDG ON PAVED RWY DUE TO PERSONAL DISTR.
Narrative: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED APPROX 16 HRS PRIOR TO A SIGNIFICANT FAMILY EVENT. THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS EVENT HAD COME TO BEAR ON ME WITHIN THE LAST FEW DAYS. THIS MORNING (DAY OF INCIDENT) THE THOUGHT OCCURRED TO ME THAT IT MIGHT BE BETTER IF I TOOK TODAY AND TOMORROW OFF FROM FLYING, BUT I DID NOT HEED THE WARNING OF APPREHENSION, WHICH I NOW KNOW I SHOULD HAVE DONE. ON MY 8TH LNDG OF THE DAY, I FAILED TO FULLY CHK THAT THE LNDG GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE OVERSIGHT RESULTED IN A GEAR UP LNDG. I BELIEVE THAT PERIODS OF TIME IN AN AVIATOR'S LIFE THAT SURROUND SIGNIFICANT LIFE EVENTS, OR TIMES WHEN AN AVIATOR KNOWS THAT THEIR NORMAL STRESS LEVELS ARE BEING EXCEEDED SHOULD SIGNAL TO THEM A NEED TO VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDE COCKPIT DUTIES UNTIL THE UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE PASSED. I KNOW THAT A PROFESSIONAL AVIATOR IS AN AVIATOR WHO IS CONTINUALLY LEARNING. I HAVE CERTAINLY LEARNED FROM THIS INCIDENT TO HEED, WITHOUT QUESTION, ANY APPREHENSION I MAY HAVE ABOUT MY ABILITY TO PERFORM MY DUTIES AS AN AVIATOR TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF MY ABILITIES.
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.