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Pilot of a beech A36 (BE36) landed gear up. Reporter was distracted by turbulence prior to landing causing him to slow aircraft sooner than normal by extending the flaps first before the gear. This sequence is just the opposite of his normal procedure. Aircraft received only minor damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 415241 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199809 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : knw |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dal |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 36 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 5600 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 415241 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I landed the aircraft wheels up. I was distracted during my landing checklist. The turbulence caused me to pull back on the power early. This slowed the airplane into the flap operating range. Usually you have to slow the airplane down to flap operating speed by lowering the landing gear. I did not notice the wheels were not down and locked until I landed. I was the only one on board and was not injured. The damage was not such to be classified as an accident by NTSB under 830.2. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter stated that he was flying a beech A36 during this incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF A BEECH A36 (BE36) LANDED GEAR UP. RPTR WAS DISTRACTED BY TURB PRIOR TO LNDG CAUSING HIM TO SLOW ACFT SOONER THAN NORMAL BY EXTENDING THE FLAPS FIRST BEFORE THE GEAR. THIS SEQUENCE IS JUST THE OPPOSITE OF HIS NORMAL PROC. ACFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.
Narrative: I LANDED THE ACFT WHEELS UP. I WAS DISTRACTED DURING MY LNDG CHKLIST. THE TURB CAUSED ME TO PULL BACK ON THE PWR EARLY. THIS SLOWED THE AIRPLANE INTO THE FLAP OPERATING RANGE. USUALLY YOU HAVE TO SLOW THE AIRPLANE DOWN TO FLAP OPERATING SPD BY LOWERING THE LNDG GEAR. I DID NOT NOTICE THE WHEELS WERE NOT DOWN AND LOCKED UNTIL I LANDED. I WAS THE ONLY ONE ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT SUCH TO BE CLASSIFIED AS AN ACCIDENT BY NTSB UNDER 830.2. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR STATED THAT HE WAS FLYING A BEECH A36 DURING THIS INCIDENT.
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.