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A piper PA46 during landing flare the airplane touched down with the gear extended then rose back up briefly then settled back on the runway with the landing gear retracted.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 602820 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200312 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzzz.airport |
| State Reference | VI |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 60 flight time total : 1900 flight time type : 40 |
| ASRS Report | 602820 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Normal base and final to runway 10 at ZZZZ. Tires touched down, wind 150 degrees at 8 KTS. Slight lift and held flare upon second touchdown, no gear was down. Gear was down on approach and initial touchdown, but not on second touchdown. Brought plane to level stop and exited. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the cause of the gear retraction is still under investigation by the NTSB. The reporter said just this week the airplane was jacked and the gear swung but no findings were released of any gear component failure. The reporter stated first investigation noted the gear handle was found in the 'extend' position, but the landing gear was retracted.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PIPER PA46 DURING LNDG FLARE THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN WITH THE GEAR EXTENDED THEN ROSE BACK UP BRIEFLY THEN SETTLED BACK ON THE RWY WITH THE LNDG GEAR RETRACTED.
Narrative: NORMAL BASE AND FINAL TO RWY 10 AT ZZZZ. TIRES TOUCHED DOWN, WIND 150 DEGS AT 8 KTS. SLIGHT LIFT AND HELD FLARE UPON SECOND TOUCHDOWN, NO GEAR WAS DOWN. GEAR WAS DOWN ON APCH AND INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, BUT NOT ON SECOND TOUCHDOWN. BROUGHT PLANE TO LEVEL STOP AND EXITED. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR RETRACTION IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NTSB. THE RPTR SAID JUST THIS WK THE AIRPLANE WAS JACKED AND THE GEAR SWUNG BUT NO FINDINGS WERE RELEASED OF ANY GEAR COMPONENT FAILURE. THE RPTR STATED FIRST INVESTIGATION NOTED THE GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND IN THE 'EXTEND' POS, BUT THE LNDG GEAR WAS RETRACTED.
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.