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A P-51D pilot forgets to lower his gear during the overhead approach and suffers a gear up landing at dvn, ia.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 584172 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200306 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : dvn.airport |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : apa.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Mustang (P51) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Route In Use | approach : traffic pattern |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 73 flight time total : 8097 flight time type : 2297 |
| ASRS Report | 584172 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other spatial deviation |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Environmental Factor Airspace Structure Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
In doing the r-hand over break, I failed to re-extend the landing gear. There was considerable congestion in the pattern and was rushed to complete the approach. Due to traffic problems, the level of distrs contributed to my mistake.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A P-51D PLT FORGETS TO LOWER HIS GEAR DURING THE OVERHEAD APCH AND SUFFERS A GEAR UP LNDG AT DVN, IA.
Narrative: IN DOING THE R-HAND OVER BREAK, I FAILED TO RE-EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR. THERE WAS CONSIDERABLE CONGESTION IN THE PATTERN AND WAS RUSHED TO COMPLETE THE APCH. DUE TO TFC PROBS, THE LEVEL OF DISTRS CONTRIBUTED TO MY MISTAKE.
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.