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Two PA44 pilots failed to read the landing checklist lower and lock gear item; made a very low approach resulting in the propellers striking the runway. Noise canceling headsets reportedly blocked the gear warning.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 956133 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201106 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Tower |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-44 Seminole/Turbo Seminole |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Commercial |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 108 Flight Crew Total 541 Flight Crew Type 112 |
| Person 2 | |
| Function | Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 4.8 Flight Crew Total 365 Flight Crew Type 60 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
I was rolling out of the flare for landing in a PA44-180 and realized the gear wasn't locked down. Instantly went go around; engine responded normally. I released one notch of flaps and heard a scrape and was certain that the tail hook had scraped the ground. Climbed up to traffic pattern altitude and cycled the gear to make sure everything was working correctly. Didn't notice any problems whatsoever and the aircraft flew as it normally would. After landing the airplane while I was inspecting the aircraft I noticed that the propellers had struck the ground. Only minor damage was done to the propellers and there were scrapes on the inside corners of the both flaps. Contribute the problem to missing the lower and lock gear on checklist while consumed with the flight. Also did not hear the landing gear warning horn due to the fact that the noise canceling headset had voided the sound out.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Two PA44 Pilots failed to read the landing checklist Lower and Lock Gear item; made a very low approach resulting in the propellers striking the runway. Noise canceling headsets reportedly blocked the gear warning.
Narrative: I was rolling out of the flare for landing in a PA44-180 and realized the gear wasn't locked down. Instantly went go around; engine responded normally. I released one notch of flaps and heard a scrape and was certain that the tail hook had scraped the ground. Climbed up to traffic pattern altitude and cycled the gear to make sure everything was working correctly. Didn't notice any problems whatsoever and the aircraft flew as it normally would. After landing the airplane while I was inspecting the aircraft I noticed that the propellers had struck the ground. Only minor damage was done to the propellers and there were scrapes on the inside corners of the both flaps. Contribute the problem to missing the lower and lock gear on checklist while consumed with the flight. Also did not hear the landing gear warning horn due to the fact that the noise canceling headset had voided the sound out.
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.