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Attributes | |
ACN | 608048 |
Time | |
Date | 200402 |
Day | Fri |
Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : lhz.airport |
State Reference | NC |
Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | IMC |
Weather Elements | Rain Fog |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tracon : rdu.tracon |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | Baron 55/Cochise |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Navigation In Use | ils localizer & glide slope : 4 |
Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll landing : go around landing : missed approach |
Route In Use | approach : instrument precision |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : private |
Experience | flight time total : 1470 |
ASRS Report | 608048 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | government : faa |
Function | controller : approach |
Events | |
Anomaly | non adherence : published procedure |
Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : declared emergency |
Consequence | other other |
Supplementary | |
Problem Areas | Weather Flight Crew Human Performance |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Missed 1 ILS into lhz. Strong tailwind resulted in being above GS. On 2ND approach, I lowered flaps at FAF, per my usual practice. I also normally lower gear at this point, but as I was reaching for gear, autoplt engaged with GS and distraction me. WX was deteriorating in heavy rain and fog and lowering clouds. At decision ht, I could see runway lights through the rain and attempted to land. Both propellers struck runway. I immediately pulled up and noticed gear unsafe light. Plane was flying well and position on runway wouldn't have permitted a safe landing, so I initiated a missed approach and landed on the 3RD ILS approach. An emergency was declared, but the landing was uneventful. Both propellers were damaged, but the airframe was untouched.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE55 PVT PLT LANDED GEAR UP AT LHZ, MADE A SUCCESSFUL GAR, AND WAS ABLE TO LAND ONCE THE GEAR EXTENDED PROPERLY.
Narrative: MISSED 1 ILS INTO LHZ. STRONG TAILWIND RESULTED IN BEING ABOVE GS. ON 2ND APCH, I LOWERED FLAPS AT FAF, PER MY USUAL PRACTICE. I ALSO NORMALLY LOWER GEAR AT THIS POINT, BUT AS I WAS REACHING FOR GEAR, AUTOPLT ENGAGED WITH GS AND DISTR ME. WX WAS DETERIORATING IN HVY RAIN AND FOG AND LOWERING CLOUDS. AT DECISION HT, I COULD SEE RWY LIGHTS THROUGH THE RAIN AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND. BOTH PROPS STRUCK RWY. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED UP AND NOTICED GEAR UNSAFE LIGHT. PLANE WAS FLYING WELL AND POS ON RWY WOULDN'T HAVE PERMITTED A SAFE LNDG, SO I INITIATED A MISSED APCH AND LANDED ON THE 3RD ILS APCH. AN EMER WAS DECLARED, BUT THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. BOTH PROPS WERE DAMAGED, BUT THE AIRFRAME WAS UNTOUCHED.
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.