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Pilot in M20 landing at slc requested runway 35 rather than runway 32 in order to avoid the wake of a gulfstream landing on runway 35. Pilot made a gear up landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 417493 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : slc airport : slc |
| State Reference | UT |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Gulfstream Jet Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 200 |
| ASRS Report | 417493 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
After an approximately 1 hour flight locally, we headed back to slc. About a 3 mi final to runway straight-in runway 32, we were advised of traffic landing runway 35, a gulfstream. After acknowledging the traffic, I asked for runway 35 to follow the gulfstream. I was concerned about intersecting the glidepath and wake of the gulfstream. We were cleared to turn left for downwind to runway 35, #2. The traffic conflict came in the middle of my landing checklist/routine. After a short downwind, then base and final, we landed gear up on runway 35. The gear warning came too late during the flare to abort safely. The interruption of my landing routine led to the incident. This was pilot error. I was immediately aware of my error, but too late in the landing sequence. Perhaps a system to alert me at say 100 ft AGL would have prevented the incident.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT IN M20 LNDG AT SLC REQUESTED RWY 35 RATHER THAN RWY 32 IN ORDER TO AVOID THE WAKE OF A GULFSTREAM LNDG ON RWY 35. PLT MADE A GEAR UP LNDG.
Narrative: AFTER AN APPROX 1 HR FLT LOCALLY, WE HEADED BACK TO SLC. ABOUT A 3 MI FINAL TO RWY STRAIGHT-IN RWY 32, WE WERE ADVISED OF TFC LNDG RWY 35, A GULFSTREAM. AFTER ACKNOWLEDGING THE TFC, I ASKED FOR RWY 35 TO FOLLOW THE GULFSTREAM. I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT INTERSECTING THE GLIDEPATH AND WAKE OF THE GULFSTREAM. WE WERE CLRED TO TURN L FOR DOWNWIND TO RWY 35, #2. THE TFC CONFLICT CAME IN THE MIDDLE OF MY LNDG CHKLIST/ROUTINE. AFTER A SHORT DOWNWIND, THEN BASE AND FINAL, WE LANDED GEAR UP ON RWY 35. THE GEAR WARNING CAME TOO LATE DURING THE FLARE TO ABORT SAFELY. THE INTERRUPTION OF MY LNDG ROUTINE LED TO THE INCIDENT. THIS WAS PLT ERROR. I WAS IMMEDIATELY AWARE OF MY ERROR, BUT TOO LATE IN THE LNDG SEQUENCE. PERHAPS A SYS TO ALERT ME AT SAY 100 FT AGL WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE 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.