Small aircraft pilots forgot to lower the landing gear on approach to sun.

Attributes
ACN	524007
Time
Date	200109
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sun.airport
State Reference	ID
Altitude	agl single value : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Turbulence Windshear
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sun.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	descent : intermediate altitude landing : go around
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 2000
ASRS Report	524007
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other controllera
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance controller : issued alert controller : provided flight assist flight crew : executed go around other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

2 private pilots were aboard -- one flying the approach, struggling with windshear and turbulence, and crosswind of 18 KTS. The other pilot (PIC) was distraction in the approach by speed brakes that, once deployed, would not retract. The PIC had asked the other pilot to take the controls, continue the approach and handful the turbulence and crosswind at about 3 mi out while the PIC tried to get the speed brakes to retract. By the time the PIC resolved the speed brake problem and took back the flight controls from the other pilot, the plane was on a 3/4 mi final, the checklist had been lost, due to turbulence, under the seat and a final landing check was performed without the checklist. PIC missed the gear while struggling with the windshear and crosswind. The tower saw that the gear was not down and ordered a go around, which was immediately executed the aircraft then flew a normal downwind and base and made a normal landing without incident. The PIC thanked the tower for being so alert and warning the PIC of the problem in time to execute the go around.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLTS FORGOT TO LOWER THE LNDG GEAR ON APCH TO SUN.

Narrative: 2 PVT PLTS WERE ABOARD -- ONE FLYING THE APCH, STRUGGLING WITH WINDSHEAR AND TURB, AND XWIND OF 18 KTS. THE OTHER PLT (PIC) WAS DISTR IN THE APCH BY SPD BRAKES THAT, ONCE DEPLOYED, WOULD NOT RETRACT. THE PIC HAD ASKED THE OTHER PLT TO TAKE THE CTLS, CONTINUE THE APCH AND HANDFUL THE TURB AND XWIND AT ABOUT 3 MI OUT WHILE THE PIC TRIED TO GET THE SPD BRAKES TO RETRACT. BY THE TIME THE PIC RESOLVED THE SPD BRAKE PROB AND TOOK BACK THE FLT CTLS FROM THE OTHER PLT, THE PLANE WAS ON A 3/4 MI FINAL, THE CHKLIST HAD BEEN LOST, DUE TO TURB, UNDER THE SEAT AND A FINAL LNDG CHK WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT THE CHKLIST. PIC MISSED THE GEAR WHILE STRUGGLING WITH THE WINDSHEAR AND XWIND. THE TWR SAW THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND ORDERED A GAR, WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED THE ACFT THEN FLEW A NORMAL DOWNWIND AND BASE AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PIC THANKED THE TWR FOR BEING SO ALERT AND WARNING THE PIC OF THE PROB IN TIME TO EXECUTE THE GAR.

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.