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EMS pilot of an SA365 dauphin helicopter executed a go around after hearing scraping sound during landing touchdown caused by the landing gear not being extended. The bottom of the helicopter and ADF antenna received minor damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 431443 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199903 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air taxi |
| Make Model Name | Aerospatiale Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 135 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air taxi |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 70 flight time total : 4800 |
| ASRS Report | 431443 |
| Events | |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Environmental Factor Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
During my approach at my home base I touched down with the gear up. I realized I had not lowered the landing gear and I initiated a go around. However, the belly of the aircraft (helicopter) scraped the runway resulting in damage to an antenna.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EMS PLT OF AN SA365 DAUPHIN HELI EXECUTED A GAR AFTER HEARING SCRAPING SOUND DURING LNDG TOUCHDOWN CAUSED BY THE LNDG GEAR NOT BEING EXTENDED. THE BOTTOM OF THE HELI AND ADF ANTENNA RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE.
Narrative: DURING MY APCH AT MY HOME BASE I TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE GEAR UP. I REALIZED I HAD NOT LOWERED THE LNDG GEAR AND I INITIATED A GAR. HOWEVER, THE BELLY OF THE ACFT (HELI) SCRAPED THE RWY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO AN ANTENNA.
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.