<< >> NASA ASRS Report 722385, December 2006

Pilot of BE35 is unsure whether gear up landing could have been prevented by ensuring a green gear safe indication.

Attributes
ACN	722385
Time
Date	200612
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dkx.airport
State Reference	TN
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 35
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 75 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 210
ASRS Report	722385
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

While on final approach to land; I may have failed to notice that I did not have a green light indicating the gear was locked in place; although I had extended the gear on the downwind leg. The airplane landed gear up for reasons that yet have to be determined. This could have been prevented possibly by my being more diligent relative assuring that I had a green light (indicating locked gear) rather than assuming the gear was extended after noting the gear switch was in the down position.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF BE35 IS UNSURE WHETHER GEAR UP LNDG COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED BY ENSURING A GREEN GEAR SAFE INDICATION.

Narrative: WHILE ON FINAL APCH TO LAND; I MAY HAVE FAILED TO NOTICE THAT I DID NOT HAVE A GREEN LIGHT INDICATING THE GEAR WAS LOCKED IN PLACE; ALTHOUGH I HAD EXTENDED THE GEAR ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. THE AIRPLANE LANDED GEAR UP FOR REASONS THAT YET HAVE TO BE DETERMINED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED POSSIBLY BY MY BEING MORE DILIGENT RELATIVE ASSURING THAT I HAD A GREEN LIGHT (INDICATING LOCKED GEAR) RATHER THAN ASSUMING THE GEAR WAS EXTENDED AFTER NOTING THE GEAR SWITCH WAS IN THE DOWN POS.

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.