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Attributes | |
ACN | 556863 |
Time | |
Date | 200208 |
Day | Mon |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : enw.airport |
State Reference | WI |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Daylight |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : enw.tower |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | landing : roll |
Route In Use | arrival : vfr |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 4420 flight time type : 1700 |
ASRS Report | 556863 |
Person 2 | |
Function | observation : passenger |
Events | |
Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical ground encounters : gear up landing |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : circuit breaker other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition other |
Consequence | faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft Company |
Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was vectored to intercept runway 6L localizer at enw. I put approach flaps down and put the gear handle down. The circuit beaker popped, tried to recycle several times but circuit breaker popped every time. I advised tower I was having gear problems and told him I would fly east over lake michigan to attempt to resolve the problem. After 5 mins of recycling the gear handle, I went through the emergency (extension checklist). I engaged the manual crank but it would not turn. I reengaged the crank but it would not budge. I turned back west to fly over the airport and called kenosha FBO to talk to mr X the maintenance supervisor. We went through the various options to no avail. I had a passenger in the rear seats who had a better angle at turning the crank but she could not turn it either. I then declared an emergency, waiting for the crash trucks to get into position and made a low flat approach to runway 6L. About 1/2 mi out I cut electrical power and at 50 ft I pulled the mixture control and feathered the propellers. I slid about 300-500 ft and evacuate/evacuationed the airplane after it came to a stop. There was no fire. No substantial damage occurred and it is not a reportable accident. This incident was the result of a landing gear malfunction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A LIGHT TWIN CFI PLT MAKES A PLANNED GEAR UP LNDG WHEN HE IS UNABLE TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR BY ANY MEANS AT EMW, WI.
Narrative: I WAS VECTORED TO INTERCEPT RWY 6L LOC AT ENW. I PUT APCH FLAPS DOWN AND PUT THE GEAR HANDLE DOWN. THE CIRCUIT BEAKER POPPED, TRIED TO RECYCLE SEVERAL TIMES BUT CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED EVERY TIME. I ADVISED TWR I WAS HAVING GEAR PROBS AND TOLD HIM I WOULD FLY E OVER LAKE MICHIGAN TO ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE THE PROB. AFTER 5 MINS OF RECYCLING THE GEAR HANDLE, I WENT THROUGH THE EMER (EXTENSION CHKLIST). I ENGAGED THE MANUAL CRANK BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN. I REENGAGED THE CRANK BUT IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. I TURNED BACK W TO FLY OVER THE ARPT AND CALLED KENOSHA FBO TO TALK TO MR X THE MAINT SUPVR. WE WENT THROUGH THE VARIOUS OPTIONS TO NO AVAIL. I HAD A PAX IN THE REAR SEATS WHO HAD A BETTER ANGLE AT TURNING THE CRANK BUT SHE COULD NOT TURN IT EITHER. I THEN DECLARED AN EMER, WAITING FOR THE CRASH TRUCKS TO GET INTO POS AND MADE A LOW FLAT APCH TO RWY 6L. ABOUT 1/2 MI OUT I CUT ELECTRICAL PWR AND AT 50 FT I PULLED THE MIXTURE CTL AND FEATHERED THE PROPS. I SLID ABOUT 300-500 FT AND EVACED THE AIRPLANE AFTER IT CAME TO A STOP. THERE WAS NO FIRE. NO SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED AND IT IS NOT A REPORTABLE ACCIDENT. THIS INCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF A LNDG GEAR MALFUNCTION.
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.