Narrative:

About 15 mi from akp a couple of shallow turns were conducted to view the area. I heard the other company aircraft report on short final and I turned towards akp to make my arrival. As I approached the runway I started the landing checklist. As I was concentrating (visually) on the runway I thought I noticed movement of some sort near the threshold of the runway. A brief scan of the area was initiated as I thought caribou might be in the airport perimeter. As I had previously been notified of large herds moving through the area; a red flag went up in my mind. My thoughts included the lack of comment by the earlier company aircraft arriving regarding animals; but I thought it a better course of action to continue my scan. As I approached runway 1; I remained on the VASI and centerline; adjust airspeed as required and initiated the flare in the first 500 ft of runway. Having positioned the airplane such I decided to delay the touchdown for another 500 ft by slowly increasing pitch; bleeding-off airspeed and slowly reducing power. The gear horn was heard a moment before the propellers hit the runway. Had I performed a normal landing; the horn would have sounded earlier; allowing for a safe go around. The aircraft decelerated at a rate associated with moderate braking. Deceleration was not sufficient to require use of the shoulder harness. The mixtures were selected to idle cutoff prior to forward motion stopped. Then the master switch was switched off; the firewall cut-off switches were pulled; the fuel selectors positioned to off; and I released my seatbelt and shoulder harness. I then turned around; into the cabin; and directed the passenger out the emergency exit. I went out the window on my left and circled around the aircraft to assist the passenger out. As the last passenger from the rear cabin was about to exit; I noticed the front seat passenger having difficulty exiting through my (pilot) window. She may have thought it would be quicker as the others were going through the side exit. Being that only one more passenger remained to exit the emergency exit and I had no reason to believe he would need my assistance; I returned to the pilot door and assisted the lady out.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER PA31 PLT HAS A GEAR UP LNDG AT AKP.

Narrative: ABOUT 15 MI FROM AKP A COUPLE OF SHALLOW TURNS WERE CONDUCTED TO VIEW THE AREA. I HEARD THE OTHER COMPANY ACFT RPT ON SHORT FINAL AND I TURNED TOWARDS AKP TO MAKE MY ARR. AS I APCHED THE RWY I STARTED THE LNDG CHKLIST. AS I WAS CONCENTRATING (VISUALLY) ON THE RWY I THOUGHT I NOTICED MOVEMENT OF SOME SORT NEAR THE THRESHOLD OF THE RWY. A BRIEF SCAN OF THE AREA WAS INITIATED AS I THOUGHT CARIBOU MIGHT BE IN THE ARPT PERIMETER. AS I HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN NOTIFIED OF LARGE HERDS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA; A RED FLAG WENT UP IN MY MIND. MY THOUGHTS INCLUDED THE LACK OF COMMENT BY THE EARLIER COMPANY ACFT ARRIVING REGARDING ANIMALS; BUT I THOUGHT IT A BETTER COURSE OF ACTION TO CONTINUE MY SCAN. AS I APCHED RWY 1; I REMAINED ON THE VASI AND CTRLINE; ADJUST AIRSPD AS REQUIRED AND INITIATED THE FLARE IN THE FIRST 500 FT OF RWY. HAVING POSITIONED THE AIRPLANE SUCH I DECIDED TO DELAY THE TOUCHDOWN FOR ANOTHER 500 FT BY SLOWLY INCREASING PITCH; BLEEDING-OFF AIRSPD AND SLOWLY REDUCING PWR. THE GEAR HORN WAS HEARD A MOMENT BEFORE THE PROPS HIT THE RWY. HAD I PERFORMED A NORMAL LNDG; THE HORN WOULD HAVE SOUNDED EARLIER; ALLOWING FOR A SAFE GAR. THE ACFT DECELERATED AT A RATE ASSOCIATED WITH MODERATE BRAKING. DECELERATION WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO REQUIRE USE OF THE SHOULDER HARNESS. THE MIXTURES WERE SELECTED TO IDLE CUTOFF PRIOR TO FORWARD MOTION STOPPED. THEN THE MASTER SWITCH WAS SWITCHED OFF; THE FIREWALL CUT-OFF SWITCHES WERE PULLED; THE FUEL SELECTORS POSITIONED TO OFF; AND I RELEASED MY SEATBELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS. I THEN TURNED AROUND; INTO THE CABIN; AND DIRECTED THE PAX OUT THE EMER EXIT. I WENT OUT THE WINDOW ON MY L AND CIRCLED AROUND THE ACFT TO ASSIST THE PAX OUT. AS THE LAST PAX FROM THE REAR CABIN WAS ABOUT TO EXIT; I NOTICED THE FRONT SEAT PAX HAVING DIFFICULTY EXITING THROUGH MY (PLT) WINDOW. SHE MAY HAVE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE QUICKER AS THE OTHERS WERE GOING THROUGH THE SIDE EXIT. BEING THAT ONLY ONE MORE PAX REMAINED TO EXIT THE EMER EXIT AND I HAD NO REASON TO BELIEVE HE WOULD NEED MY ASSISTANCE; I RETURNED TO THE PLT DOOR AND ASSISTED THE LADY OUT.

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.