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C210 pilot became distraction with lack of temporary tower controller reply and forgot to put the landing gear down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 515257 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200106 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : trk.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : fwa.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | King Air 100 A/B |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : takeoff roll |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 4 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 515257 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : gear up landing other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
VFR flight to truckee. Due to local fire fighting helicopters, temporary tower (126.4) operating. Tower requested report downwind runway 28. However, on report there was no answer (electrical power had failed in the tower). I continued approach. King air requested immediate takeoff -- no answer. He coordinated directly with me, rolled onto runway 28, but did not take off. On turning final, he was still there. I called my turn and called tower again -- no answer. He began to roll and I continued approach, but forgot to lower gear. A full stall gear-up landing was made. In retrospect, both stall horn and gear warning horn sounded, but they were similar. Very little damage has occurred. The propeller and engine need examination but the gear still works normally. The failure of the FAA control tower communication, king air rolling onto the runway while I was on final, were major distrs to me. But I should have lowered the gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C210 PLT BECAME DISTR WITH LACK OF TEMPORARY TWR CTLR REPLY AND FORGOT TO PUT THE LNDG GEAR DOWN.
Narrative: VFR FLT TO TRUCKEE. DUE TO LCL FIRE FIGHTING HELIS, TEMPORARY TWR (126.4) OPERATING. TWR REQUESTED RPT DOWNWIND RWY 28. HOWEVER, ON RPT THERE WAS NO ANSWER (ELECTRICAL PWR HAD FAILED IN THE TWR). I CONTINUED APCH. KING AIR REQUESTED IMMEDIATE TKOF -- NO ANSWER. HE COORDINATED DIRECTLY WITH ME, ROLLED ONTO RWY 28, BUT DID NOT TAKE OFF. ON TURNING FINAL, HE WAS STILL THERE. I CALLED MY TURN AND CALLED TWR AGAIN -- NO ANSWER. HE BEGAN TO ROLL AND I CONTINUED APCH, BUT FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR. A FULL STALL GEAR-UP LNDG WAS MADE. IN RETROSPECT, BOTH STALL HORN AND GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED, BUT THEY WERE SIMILAR. VERY LITTLE DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED. THE PROP AND ENG NEED EXAMINATION BUT THE GEAR STILL WORKS NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OF THE FAA CTL TWR COM, KING AIR ROLLING ONTO THE RWY WHILE I WAS ON FINAL, WERE MAJOR DISTRS TO ME. BUT I SHOULD HAVE LOWERED THE GEAR.
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.