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An M20C on approach declared an emergency and diverted due to the landing gear failing to fully extend. Landed gear up incurring aircraft damage.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 698037 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200605 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | M-20 B/C Ranger |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 15500 flight time type : 700 |
| ASRS Report | 698037 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| 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 | controller : provided flight assist flight crew : diverted to another airport flight crew : declared emergency |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
I departed ZZZ1 for local flight. I was coming back to land at ZZZ1. The landing gear would not come down by the normal electrical system. After several attempts to bring the gear down; I flew to ZZZ2. When I was over ZZZ2 airport; I tried the manual landing gear system following the aircraft owner's manual instructions. The landing gear jammed while the gear was going down and the manual crank handle broke off. I found a screw diver in the seat back pocket to use to try to crank the gear down. I contacted ZZZ1 tower and fly by the tower so they could see if the gear was down. They could see the 2 main gear were down about 1/2 way but the nosewheel was not down. I contacted a mechanic on the radio and the mechanic recommended that I try bringing the gear back up with the electrical system. The gear came up. The mechanic recommended I land with the gear up. I flew around to burn off gasoline. When the fire equipment was in place on runway 22; I landed with full flaps; electric system of; gear up on short final. After it came to a stop; I shut off the gasoline and exited the airplane. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated the main landing gear was 1/2 way down but the nose gear was not down. Technician advised retracting the landing gear with the normal electrical system and this did retract the landing gear. The airplane was landed with the landing gear retracted and damaged the propeller and engine but relatively light damage to the airplane. No information on the landing gear parts that failed as the airplane has not been jacked and worked by the local shop.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN M20C ON APCH DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED DUE TO THE LNDG GEAR FAILING TO FULLY EXTEND. LANDED GEAR UP INCURRING ACFT DAMAGE.
Narrative: I DEPARTED ZZZ1 FOR LCL FLT. I WAS COMING BACK TO LAND AT ZZZ1. THE LNDG GEAR WOULD NOT COME DOWN BY THE NORMAL ELECTRICAL SYS. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO BRING THE GEAR DOWN; I FLEW TO ZZZ2. WHEN I WAS OVER ZZZ2 ARPT; I TRIED THE MANUAL LNDG GEAR SYS FOLLOWING THE ACFT OWNER'S MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS. THE LNDG GEAR JAMMED WHILE THE GEAR WAS GOING DOWN AND THE MANUAL CRANK HANDLE BROKE OFF. I FOUND A SCREW DIVER IN THE SEAT BACK POCKET TO USE TO TRY TO CRANK THE GEAR DOWN. I CONTACTED ZZZ1 TWR AND FLY BY THE TWR SO THEY COULD SEE IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THEY COULD SEE THE 2 MAIN GEAR WERE DOWN ABOUT 1/2 WAY BUT THE NOSEWHEEL WAS NOT DOWN. I CONTACTED A MECH ON THE RADIO AND THE MECH RECOMMENDED THAT I TRY BRINGING THE GEAR BACK UP WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYS. THE GEAR CAME UP. THE MECH RECOMMENDED I LAND WITH THE GEAR UP. I FLEW AROUND TO BURN OFF GASOLINE. WHEN THE FIRE EQUIP WAS IN PLACE ON RWY 22; I LANDED WITH FULL FLAPS; ELECTRIC SYS OF; GEAR UP ON SHORT FINAL. AFTER IT CAME TO A STOP; I SHUT OFF THE GASOLINE AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THE MAIN LNDG GEAR WAS 1/2 WAY DOWN BUT THE NOSE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. TECHNICIAN ADVISED RETRACTING THE LNDG GEAR WITH THE NORMAL ELECTRICAL SYS AND THIS DID RETRACT THE LNDG GEAR. THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDED WITH THE LNDG GEAR RETRACTED AND DAMAGED THE PROP AND ENG BUT RELATIVELY LIGHT DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. NO INFO ON THE LNDG GEAR PARTS THAT FAILED AS THE AIRPLANE HAS NOT BEEN JACKED AND WORKED BY THE LCL SHOP.
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.