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Attributes | |
ACN | 491749 |
Time | |
Date | 200011 |
Day | Sat |
Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : ajo.airport |
State Reference | CA |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Make Model Name | PA-30 Twin Comanche |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | landing : roll |
Route In Use | approach : visual |
Flight Plan | None |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 3050 flight time type : 2000 |
ASRS Report | 491749 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | observation : passenger |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : 2 |
Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
Consequence | other other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Passenger Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
I entered downwind, slowed airplane down to 125 KIAS, put landing gear switch into the down position. At that time, was distraction by passenger. I failed to check for confirmed landing gear light. If not distraction, I would have noticed and reacted accordingly.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA30 PLT HAD GEAR UP LNDG AT AJO.
Narrative: I ENTERED DOWNWIND, SLOWED AIRPLANE DOWN TO 125 KIAS, PUT LNDG GEAR SWITCH INTO THE DOWN POS. AT THAT TIME, WAS DISTR BY PAX. I FAILED TO CHK FOR CONFIRMED LNDG GEAR LIGHT. IF NOT DISTR, I WOULD HAVE NOTICED AND REACTED ACCORDINGLY.
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.