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The lancair legacy single pilot inadvertently landed gear up at yum even though he had assured himself, twice, that the gear handle was down.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 625520 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200407 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yum.airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 95 |
| ASRS Report | 625520 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I made a gear-up landing in yuma, az. My wife and I were in the plane. We did the landing checklist on final. I checked that gear switch was 'down' on final, but obviously did not check 3 green lights. The approach and landing were normal with one exception -- gear not down and locked. We skidded down the runway and then skidded off the runway. No one got hurt. The aircraft wasn't damaged much. The wings weren't damaged at all because we skidded on the flaps and propeller. The gear doors on the bottom of the fuselage weren't touched.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: THE LANCAIR LEGACY SINGLE PLT INADVERTENTLY LANDED GEAR UP AT YUM EVEN THOUGH HE HAD ASSURED HIMSELF, TWICE, THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS DOWN.
Narrative: I MADE A GEAR-UP LNDG IN YUMA, AZ. MY WIFE AND I WERE IN THE PLANE. WE DID THE LNDG CHKLIST ON FINAL. I CHKED THAT GEAR SWITCH WAS 'DOWN' ON FINAL, BUT OBVIOUSLY DID NOT CHK 3 GREEN LIGHTS. THE APCH AND LNDG WERE NORMAL WITH ONE EXCEPTION -- GEAR NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. WE SKIDDED DOWN THE RWY AND THEN SKIDDED OFF THE RWY. NO ONE GOT HURT. THE ACFT WASN'T DAMAGED MUCH. THE WINGS WEREN'T DAMAGED AT ALL BECAUSE WE SKIDDED ON THE FLAPS AND PROP. THE GEAR DOORS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE WEREN'T TOUCHED.
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.