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Experienced observer aboard PA31 gains more experience when the PIC forget to extend the landing gear and they land wheels up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 597776 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200310 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | other |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : rno.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-31 Navajo Chieftan/Mojave/Navajo T1020 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | observation : observer |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time total : 5500 |
| ASRS Report | 597776 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | ATC Human Performance Weather Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
While flying as an observer in the right front seat of a piper PA31-350, aircraft landed wheels up. PIC was CFI-I. PIC was distraction on final by an overshooting crosswind and forgot to lower landing gear.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: EXPERIENCED OBSERVER ABOARD PA31 GAINS MORE EXPERIENCE WHEN THE PIC FORGET TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR AND THEY LAND WHEELS UP.
Narrative: WHILE FLYING AS AN OBSERVER IN THE R FRONT SEAT OF A PIPER PA31-350, ACFT LANDED WHEELS UP. PIC WAS CFI-I. PIC WAS DISTR ON FINAL BY AN OVERSHOOTING XWIND AND FORGOT TO LOWER LNDG GEAR.
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.