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Private pilot applicant in a socata trinidad TB20 forgot to put the gear down during a slip to landing demonstration causing damage to only the antenna under the fuselage when the pilot examiner took control and made a go around.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 557037 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : o88.airport |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : mco.tracon |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Trinidad TB-20 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 125 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 6000 |
| ASRS Report | 557037 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : gear up landing other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
On 08/fri/02, approximately XA45 hours I was testing an applicant for private pilot in a TB20 at the rio vista airport. The applicant was told to do a no flap-slip to landing. I then became distracted looking at the TB20 TCASII panel. The slip was done fast. 80+ KTS and I didn't key on the fact the landing gear was up. In the flare a screeching sound was heard (18 inch radio antenna on the rear belly of aircraft was dragging). I initiated a go around immediately, landed and checked the aircraft for damage. Amazingly the only damage was done to the 18 inch antenna, aprox 2-3 inches of it was damaged. No other damage to the aircraft. An ia/a&P mechanic also checked the aircraft and found no damage other than the antenna trip. He stated there was no need to take it OTS, the antenna still functioned. He suggested replacing the antenna.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT APPLICANT IN A SOCATA TRINIDAD TB20 FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN DURING A SLIP TO LNDG DEMONSTRATION CAUSING DAMAGE TO ONLY THE ANTENNA UNDER THE FUSELAGE WHEN THE PLT EXAMINER TOOK CTL AND MADE A GAR.
Narrative: ON 08/FRI/02, APPROX XA45 HRS I WAS TESTING AN APPLICANT FOR PVT PLT IN A TB20 AT THE RIO VISTA ARPT. THE APPLICANT WAS TOLD TO DO A NO FLAP-SLIP TO LNDG. I THEN BECAME DISTRACTED LOOKING AT THE TB20 TCASII PANEL. THE SLIP WAS DONE FAST. 80+ KTS AND I DIDN'T KEY ON THE FACT THE LNDG GEAR WAS UP. IN THE FLARE A SCREECHING SOUND WAS HEARD (18 INCH RADIO ANTENNA ON THE REAR BELLY OF ACFT WAS DRAGGING). I INITIATED A GAR IMMEDIATELY, LANDED AND CHKED THE ACFT FOR DAMAGE. AMAZINGLY THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE 18 INCH ANTENNA, APROX 2-3 INCHES OF IT WAS DAMAGED. NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. AN IA/A&P MECH ALSO CHKED THE ACFT AND FOUND NO DAMAGE OTHER THAN THE ANTENNA TRIP. HE STATED THERE WAS NO NEED TO TAKE IT OTS, THE ANTENNA STILL FUNCTIONED. HE SUGGESTED REPLACING THE ANTENNA.
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.