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General aviation pilot reports belly landing after landing gear was selected down during the approach but not confirmed due to distractions of a busy airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 883384 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201004 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CHD.Airport |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Landing Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 44.2 Flight Crew Total 2787 Flight Crew Type 405 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy |
Narrative:
Entered pattern on the 45 as advised by tower. Mid-field set flaps then performed gump check. I was cleared to land and turned base to short final. Traffic was busy and many aircraft ready for departure. I was on final and did a quick scan with the sun in my eyes. I do remember that the landing gear switch was down; don't remember if the light was on. Looking to make sure the aircraft on the ground did not pull out in front of me (this has happened before); I landed the aircraft on its belly. Upon rescue effort; the ops manager of the airport saw that the landing gear was partially dropped. He did take pictures of this.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: General aviation pilot reports belly landing after landing gear was selected down during the approach but not confirmed due to distractions of a busy airport.
Narrative: Entered pattern on the 45 as advised by Tower. Mid-field set flaps then performed GUMP check. I was cleared to land and turned base to short final. Traffic was busy and many aircraft ready for departure. I was on final and did a quick scan with the sun in my eyes. I do remember that the landing gear switch was down; don't remember if the light was on. Looking to make sure the aircraft on the ground did not pull out in front of me (this has happened before); I landed the aircraft on its belly. Upon rescue effort; the Ops Manager of the airport saw that the landing gear was partially dropped. He did take pictures of this.
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.