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PA16 pilot lands at uncontrolled airport on runway occupied by disabled aircraft. Cites communication failure didn't allow receipt of advisory.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 754992 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200709 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Piper Single Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Flight Phase | ground other : disabled |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 290 flight time type : 60 |
| ASRS Report | 754992 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters : gear up landing ground encounters other incursion : runway non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Airport Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Airport |
Narrative:
As I departed; I heard many other aircraft making their calls over CTAF. As I approached the airport; I heard no calls; so I determined that my radio had failed. On downwind; I noticed an ercoupe flying a wider pattern than mine; also on downwind. I adjusted my flight path to follow him. The ercoupe initiated a go around from short final. While I was on final; I noticed something white on the runway markings. It looked like a plastic sheet. It was far enough down the runway that I did not consider it a hazard. After landing; I noticed that it was actually an airplane that had landed with the landing gear retracted. I was stopped about 500-1000 ft. Before the accident aircraft; I would never have landed on the runway if I knew there was another aircraft there. Contributing factors: my radio failure distraction me and I didn't receive calls warning me of the gear up landing. The other aircraft was almost all white and blended with the runway markings.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PA16 PLT LANDS AT UNCONTROLLED ARPT ON RWY OCCUPIED BY DISABLED ACFT. CITES COM FAILURE DIDN'T ALLOW RECEIPT OF ADVISORY.
Narrative: AS I DEPARTED; I HEARD MANY OTHER ACFT MAKING THEIR CALLS OVER CTAF. AS I APCHED THE ARPT; I HEARD NO CALLS; SO I DETERMINED THAT MY RADIO HAD FAILED. ON DOWNWIND; I NOTICED AN ERCOUPE FLYING A WIDER PATTERN THAN MINE; ALSO ON DOWNWIND. I ADJUSTED MY FLT PATH TO FOLLOW HIM. THE ERCOUPE INITIATED A GAR FROM SHORT FINAL. WHILE I WAS ON FINAL; I NOTICED SOMETHING WHITE ON THE RWY MARKINGS. IT LOOKED LIKE A PLASTIC SHEET. IT WAS FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE RWY THAT I DID NOT CONSIDER IT A HAZARD. AFTER LNDG; I NOTICED THAT IT WAS ACTUALLY AN AIRPLANE THAT HAD LANDED WITH THE LNDG GEAR RETRACTED. I WAS STOPPED ABOUT 500-1000 FT. BEFORE THE ACCIDENT ACFT; I WOULD NEVER HAVE LANDED ON THE RWY IF I KNEW THERE WAS ANOTHER ACFT THERE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: MY RADIO FAILURE DISTR ME AND I DIDN'T RECEIVE CALLS WARNING ME OF THE GEAR UP LNDG. THE OTHER ACFT WAS ALMOST ALL WHITE AND BLENDED WITH THE RWY MARKINGS.
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.