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Home built racer pilot forgot to turn on the hydraulic pump when lowering the landing gear causing a propeller strike prior to going around for a normal landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 519007 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200107 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 0tx1.airport |
| State Reference | TX |
| Altitude | msl single value : 720 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : dfw.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Experimental |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 150 |
| ASRS Report | 519007 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : 2 (father) |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Flight was a test flight of a recently rebuilt homebuilt racer. Traffic pattern entry was normal. Landing gear was selected down. The draft from tailwheel extension was felt. I was distraction and did not check that main gear extended (the hydraulic pump had not been turned on). During the flare, my father announced 'go around' using a hand-held radio. As power was added, I felt the tailwheel touch down and heard a faint ticking sound. I thought the ticking sound was the communication antenna dragging. The aircraft did a successful go around and a normal landing with the gear extended. Upon examination, the propeller blades had contacted the runway for a distance of 250 ft. I would attribute this incident to a combination of euphoria over a very successful test flight and fatigue from many long days of working on the aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: HOME BUILT RACER PLT FORGOT TO TURN ON THE HYD PUMP WHEN LOWERING THE LNDG GEAR CAUSING A PROP STRIKE PRIOR TO GOING AROUND FOR A NORMAL LNDG.
Narrative: FLT WAS A TEST FLT OF A RECENTLY REBUILT HOMEBUILT RACER. TFC PATTERN ENTRY WAS NORMAL. LNDG GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN. THE DRAFT FROM TAILWHEEL EXTENSION WAS FELT. I WAS DISTR AND DID NOT CHK THAT MAIN GEAR EXTENDED (THE HYD PUMP HAD NOT BEEN TURNED ON). DURING THE FLARE, MY FATHER ANNOUNCED 'GO AROUND' USING A HAND-HELD RADIO. AS PWR WAS ADDED, I FELT THE TAILWHEEL TOUCH DOWN AND HEARD A FAINT TICKING SOUND. I THOUGHT THE TICKING SOUND WAS THE COM ANTENNA DRAGGING. THE ACFT DID A SUCCESSFUL GAR AND A NORMAL LNDG WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED. UPON EXAMINATION, THE PROP BLADES HAD CONTACTED THE RWY FOR A DISTANCE OF 250 FT. I WOULD ATTRIBUTE THIS INCIDENT TO A COMBINATION OF EUPHORIA OVER A VERY SUCCESSFUL TEST FLT AND FATIGUE FROM MANY LONG DAYS OF WORKING ON THE ACFT.
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.