Snj gear up landing with minimal aircraft damage.

Attributes
ACN	431737
Time
Date	199903
Day	Thu
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 VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Mustang (P51)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 178 flight time total : 4730 flight time type : 2200
ASRS Report	431737
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg gear warn lights other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

While attempting to lower landing gear for landing, landing gear up-lock control release rod broke at upper attach point, resulting in inability to lower landing gear. Problem was isolated but unrepairable while airborne. Decided to land gear up on runway. Light damage was incurred, no injuries. According to far part 91, event described as a non rptable incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SNJ GEAR UP LNDG WITH MINIMAL ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LOWER LNDG GEAR FOR LNDG, LNDG GEAR UP-LOCK CTL RELEASE ROD BROKE AT UPPER ATTACH POINT, RESULTING IN INABILITY TO LOWER LNDG GEAR. PROB WAS ISOLATED BUT UNREPAIRABLE WHILE AIRBORNE. DECIDED TO LAND GEAR UP ON RWY. LIGHT DAMAGE WAS INCURRED, NO INJURIES. ACCORDING TO FAR PART 91, EVENT DESCRIBED AS A NON RPTABLE 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.