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An ATP rated pilot flying a C210 was unable to lower the landing gear resulting in a gear up landing at petaluma, ca.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 483020 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200008 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 069.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern arrival : vfr |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 10 |
| ASRS Report | 483020 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 2 |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : anomaly accepted |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Myself and fellow pilot left the petaluma airport in cessna 210 for lunch. The control, napa tower cleared me to land on runway 18R, I extended the landing gear and it failed to come out, so I told the tower as much and advised the tower that I was going around and returning to petaluma with a landing gear problem. Advised the unicom at petaluma of my intentions. Asked for fire trucks, called owner of aircraft, talked to a mechanic, and followed his suggestions. Took turns flying and running the checklists. Cycled gear down for approximately 1 hour 45 mins. After a fellow pilot inspected the runway and grassy area next to the runway, we agreed the centerline of the runway was best. Landed without hardly any damage.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ATP RATED PLT FLYING A C210 WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR RESULTING IN A GEAR UP LNDG AT PETALUMA, CA.
Narrative: MYSELF AND FELLOW PLT LEFT THE PETALUMA ARPT IN CESSNA 210 FOR LUNCH. THE CTL, NAPA TWR CLRED ME TO LAND ON RWY 18R, I EXTENDED THE LNDG GEAR AND IT FAILED TO COME OUT, SO I TOLD THE TWR AS MUCH AND ADVISED THE TWR THAT I WAS GOING AROUND AND RETURNING TO PETALUMA WITH A LNDG GEAR PROB. ADVISED THE UNICOM AT PETALUMA OF MY INTENTIONS. ASKED FOR FIRE TRUCKS, CALLED OWNER OF ACFT, TALKED TO A MECH, AND FOLLOWED HIS SUGGESTIONS. TOOK TURNS FLYING AND RUNNING THE CHKLISTS. CYCLED GEAR DOWN FOR APPROX 1 HR 45 MINS. AFTER A FELLOW PLT INSPECTED THE RWY AND GRASSY AREA NEXT TO THE RWY, WE AGREED THE CTRLINE OF THE RWY WAS BEST. LANDED WITHOUT HARDLY ANY DAMAGE.
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.