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PC12 pilot discovers no green gear lights just prior to flare. Goes around; but catches tips of propeller and some underbelly antennas.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 689922 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : apa.airport |
| State Reference | CO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Weather Elements | Turbulence Windshear |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : apa.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : corporate |
| Make Model Name | PC-12 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : corporate |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 89 flight time total : 19125 flight time type : 503 |
| ASRS Report | 689922 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter : turbulence non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear safe lights other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : executed go around other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was on approach to runway 28. ATIS and tower were reporting winds light and variable. However; other pilots were reporting gusts and windshear. The aircraft computer was showing winds from the north at 26 KTS. We also encountered turbulence and gusts. I asked tower for a wind check and they said it was still light and variable. I put the gear down and did the before landing checklist. I choose to fly the approach with 0 degrees flaps due to the gusts. Prior to the flare; I rechked the gear and noticed no green lights. I executed a go around and recycled the gear and I got 3 green lights. After landing and taxi in; I noticed the propeller tips were bent and some underbelly antennas and flap fairings showed some scrape marks. No injuries to passenger or aircraft except as referenced above.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PC12 PLT DISCOVERS NO GREEN GEAR LIGHTS JUST PRIOR TO FLARE. GOES AROUND; BUT CATCHES TIPS OF PROP AND SOME UNDERBELLY ANTENNAS.
Narrative: I WAS ON APCH TO RWY 28. ATIS AND TWR WERE RPTING WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE. HOWEVER; OTHER PLTS WERE RPTING GUSTS AND WINDSHEAR. THE ACFT COMPUTER WAS SHOWING WINDS FROM THE N AT 26 KTS. WE ALSO ENCOUNTERED TURB AND GUSTS. I ASKED TWR FOR A WIND CHK AND THEY SAID IT WAS STILL LIGHT AND VARIABLE. I PUT THE GEAR DOWN AND DID THE BEFORE LNDG CHKLIST. I CHOOSE TO FLY THE APCH WITH 0 DEGS FLAPS DUE TO THE GUSTS. PRIOR TO THE FLARE; I RECHKED THE GEAR AND NOTICED NO GREEN LIGHTS. I EXECUTED A GAR AND RECYCLED THE GEAR AND I GOT 3 GREEN LIGHTS. AFTER LNDG AND TAXI IN; I NOTICED THE PROP TIPS WERE BENT AND SOME UNDERBELLY ANTENNAS AND FLAP FAIRINGS SHOWED SOME SCRAPE MARKS. NO INJURIES TO PAX OR ACFT EXCEPT AS REFED ABOVE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.