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Stl tower controller reports EMB145 flight crew attempting to land with gear up. A go around is issued preventing a gear up landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 744024 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200706 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : stl.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl single value : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : stl.tower |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | EMB ERJ 145 ER&LR |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | landing : go around |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Qualification | controller : non radar |
| Experience | controller limited radar : 11 controller non radar : 5 controller time certified in position1 : 9 |
| ASRS Report | 744024 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | controller : issued alert controller : issued new clearance |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
At the time of this event I was working the local position at stl. I cleared an E145 to land on runway 12L. When he was very short final I saw that his landing gear was not down and immediately sent him around. The aircraft gear was up; but the nosewheel doors were open. After discussing the event with the copilot he informed me that all of his equipment in the cockpit showed the gear down and locked. The copilot also informed me about an event some days ago with an E135 with the exact gear problem. When I saw the picture of the E135 it looked exactly like the E145 did at stl with no gear; but the nosewheel doors open. I am filing this report because I'm concerned that the embraer may have a serious problem with its landing gear system. As a controller with over 16 yrs of experience I have never heard of an air carrier landing gear up without the pilot knowing about the problem before coming in to land. For this to have happened twice in recent days is very concerning.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: STL TOWER CONTROLLER REPORTS EMB145 FLT CREW ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH GEAR UP. A GO AROUND IS ISSUED PREVENTING A GEAR UP LANDING.
Narrative: AT THE TIME OF THIS EVENT I WAS WORKING THE LCL POS AT STL. I CLRED AN E145 TO LAND ON RWY 12L. WHEN HE WAS VERY SHORT FINAL I SAW THAT HIS LNDG GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY SENT HIM AROUND. THE ACFT GEAR WAS UP; BUT THE NOSEWHEEL DOORS WERE OPEN. AFTER DISCUSSING THE EVENT WITH THE COPLT HE INFORMED ME THAT ALL OF HIS EQUIP IN THE COCKPIT SHOWED THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED. THE COPLT ALSO INFORMED ME ABOUT AN EVENT SOME DAYS AGO WITH AN E135 WITH THE EXACT GEAR PROB. WHEN I SAW THE PICTURE OF THE E135 IT LOOKED EXACTLY LIKE THE E145 DID AT STL WITH NO GEAR; BUT THE NOSEWHEEL DOORS OPEN. I AM FILING THIS RPT BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED THAT THE EMBRAER MAY HAVE A SERIOUS PROB WITH ITS LNDG GEAR SYS. AS A CTLR WITH OVER 16 YRS OF EXPERIENCE I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF AN ACR LNDG GEAR UP WITHOUT THE PLT KNOWING ABOUT THE PROB BEFORE COMING IN TO LAND. FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED TWICE IN RECENT DAYS IS VERY CONCERNING.
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.