Pilot of an sel small aircraft landed gear up after attempts to lower the gear all failed, including the emergency procedures, resulted in damage to the propeller and bottom of the fuselage and gear assembly.

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Attributes
ACN	420444
Time
Date	199811
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : lvk airport : lvk
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : atl
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing other
Route In Use	approach : svfr
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 1473
ASRS Report	420444
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

Gear would not extend, even after several attempts to utilize emergency procedures in poh. FAA inspector advised that this is classified as an incident, and not an accident. Propeller strike and sheet metal work on undercarriage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SEL SMA LANDED GEAR UP AFTER ATTEMPTS TO LOWER THE GEAR ALL FAILED, INCLUDING THE EMER PROCS, RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE PROP AND BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE AND GEAR ASSEMBLY.

Narrative: GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND, EVEN AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO UTILIZE EMER PROCS IN POH. FAA INSPECTOR ADVISED THAT THIS IS CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT, AND NOT AN ACCIDENT. PROP STRIKE AND SHEET METAL WORK ON UNDERCARRIAGE.

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.