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Private pilot of a low wing sel aircraft became distraction when lining up to land by another aircraft departing in the opposite direction and forgot to extend the landing gear.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 450266 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199909 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| State Reference | GA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 600 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | climbout : initial climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 36 flight time total : 2200 flight time type : 745 |
| ASRS Report | 450266 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : nmac ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : far non adherence other other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Miss Distance | horizontal : 100 vertical : 0 |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
About XA00 I was approaching the washington-wilkes airport from the southwest. The wind was calm and there was no other traffic reported, so I elected to land on runway 13. As I lined up with the runway and began my prelndg checklist, I was totally surprised when I met an aircraft leaving the airport from runway 31. There had been no indication of other traffic in the vicinity. I had called in and reported my position and intention, but the other aircraft was either not using a radio or was using the wrong frequency. The FBO said he was unaware of the other plane's presence. The encounter upset me and diverted my attention. I simply failed to get the landing gear down. I touched down smoothly and skidded for perhaps 75 ft with no injury to myself and seemingly minor damage to the airplane. No other person was aboard.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF A LOW WING SEL ACFT BECAME DISTR WHEN LINING UP TO LAND BY ANOTHER ACFT DEPARTING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR.
Narrative: ABOUT XA00 I WAS APCHING THE WASHINGTON-WILKES ARPT FROM THE SW. THE WIND WAS CALM AND THERE WAS NO OTHER TFC RPTED, SO I ELECTED TO LAND ON RWY 13. AS I LINED UP WITH THE RWY AND BEGAN MY PRELNDG CHKLIST, I WAS TOTALLY SURPRISED WHEN I MET AN ACFT LEAVING THE ARPT FROM RWY 31. THERE HAD BEEN NO INDICATION OF OTHER TFC IN THE VICINITY. I HAD CALLED IN AND RPTED MY POS AND INTENTION, BUT THE OTHER ACFT WAS EITHER NOT USING A RADIO OR WAS USING THE WRONG FREQ. THE FBO SAID HE WAS UNAWARE OF THE OTHER PLANE'S PRESENCE. THE ENCOUNTER UPSET ME AND DIVERTED MY ATTN. I SIMPLY FAILED TO GET THE LNDG GEAR DOWN. I TOUCHED DOWN SMOOTHLY AND SKIDDED FOR PERHAPS 75 FT WITH NO INJURY TO MYSELF AND SEEMINGLY MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. NO OTHER PERSON WAS ABOARD.
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.