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Sna ATCT controller believes airport policy was of asking pilot of light aircraft to make short approach was contributory to the aircraft subsequently landed gear up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 835128 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200905 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Retractable Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Landing Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Handoff / Assist |
| Qualification | Air Traffic Control Fully Certified |
| Experience | Air Traffic Control Radar 22 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Gear Up Landing |
Narrative:
Aircraft was VFR left downwind for runway 19L. Aircraft was asked by tower if able a short approach; responded affirmative and issued and executed short approach for runway 19L. Aircraft landed with gear up. Reason for requesting short approach is facility policy of no operations on runway 19L with B757 on runway 19R between taxiway lima and hotel. Without this policy the pilot would not have been asked to make a short approach and landed gear up.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SNA ATCT Controller believes airport policy was of asking pilot of light aircraft to make short approach was contributory to the aircraft subsequently landed gear up.
Narrative: Aircraft was VFR left downwind for Runway 19L. Aircraft was asked by tower if able a short approach; responded affirmative and issued and executed short approach for Runway 19L. Aircraft landed with gear up. Reason for requesting short approach is facility policy of no operations on Runway 19L with B757 on Runway 19R between Taxiway Lima and Hotel. Without this policy the pilot would not have been asked to make a short approach and landed gear up.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.