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An M20J pilot reports on landing TA the end of a long flight the landing gear either collapsed or was not lowered. Incurred damage to propeller, engine and minor damage to belly skin.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 633678 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200410 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : pwk.airport |
| State Reference | IL |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 J (201) |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 600 |
| ASRS Report | 633678 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters : gear up landing |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : lndg gear position ind other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At pwk, at the end of a long flight, upon landing, gear either collapsed or was not lowered. Not an accident, as defined under NTSB regulations part 836. After the incident, the gear switch appeared to be down and gear was hanging from the wells. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the incident is still under investigation as to the cause of the gear up landing. The propeller was damaged and will be replaced and the engine work has yet to be determined if teardown is required. Some minor belly skin damage was sustained.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN M20J PLT RPTS ON LNDG TA THE END OF A LONG FLT THE LNDG GEAR EITHER COLLAPSED OR WAS NOT LOWERED. INCURRED DAMAGE TO PROP, ENG AND MINOR DAMAGE TO BELLY SKIN.
Narrative: AT PWK, AT THE END OF A LONG FLT, UPON LNDG, GEAR EITHER COLLAPSED OR WAS NOT LOWERED. NOT AN ACCIDENT, AS DEFINED UNDER NTSB REGS PART 836. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE GEAR SWITCH APPEARED TO BE DOWN AND GEAR WAS HANGING FROM THE WELLS. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE INCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE GEAR UP LNDG. THE PROP WAS DAMAGED AND WILL BE REPLACED AND THE ENG WORK HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED IF TEARDOWN IS REQUIRED. SOME MINOR BELLY SKIN DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED.
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.