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The pilot of a C182RG managed to avoid a partial gear collapse on landing. He went around and recycled the gear and made a safe landing on a second attempt.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 964891 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201108 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | PDK.Airport |
| State Reference | GA |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 31 Flight Crew Total 2597 Flight Crew Type 1640 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
I was performing a visual approach; communicating with the tower. I lowered the gear and visually verified that my left gear was in position. As I began to flare the aircraft on runway 02R; the aircraft bounced from the runway and I initiated a 'go-around' with full power and 10 degrees of flap for max climb. During the go-around; the tower looked at the aircraft and advised the right main gear did not appear to be fully extended.when I recycled the gear I noted that the circuit breaker had popped. I reset the breaker and the gear extended. I again verified the left gear in place and flew by the tower for them to review the position of the right main gear. They indicated that the gear appeared to be extended. I made a normal landing. The tower had called the fire department; but thankfully they were not necessary.I performed a post landing inspection and determined there was no damage to the airframe or gear. I spoke to my mechanic by phone regarding options. We reviewed the emergency gear extension procedure and discussed two potential causes of the incident; either the gear motor was drawing excessive current or the circuit breaker was weak and should be replaced. We decided that since there was no damage the aircraft could be flown home for further investigation. The flight home was uneventful. The gear retracted normally and extended normally on arrival. The aircraft is now in its home shop to determine if the gear motor was drawing excessive amperage or if the circuit breaker is weak and requires replacement.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: The pilot of a C182RG managed to avoid a partial gear collapse on landing. He went around and recycled the gear and made a safe landing on a second attempt.
Narrative: I was performing a visual approach; communicating with the Tower. I lowered the gear and visually verified that my left gear was in position. As I began to flare the aircraft on Runway 02R; the aircraft bounced from the runway and I initiated a 'go-around' with full power and 10 degrees of flap for max climb. During the go-around; the Tower looked at the aircraft and advised the right main gear did not appear to be fully extended.When I recycled the gear I noted that the circuit breaker had popped. I reset the breaker and the gear extended. I again verified the left gear in place and flew by the Tower for them to review the position of the right main gear. They indicated that the gear appeared to be extended. I made a normal landing. The Tower had called the Fire Department; but thankfully they were not necessary.I performed a post landing inspection and determined there was no damage to the airframe or gear. I spoke to my Mechanic by phone regarding options. We reviewed the emergency gear extension procedure and discussed two potential causes of the incident; either the gear motor was drawing excessive current or the circuit breaker was weak and should be replaced. We decided that since there was no damage the aircraft could be flown home for further investigation. The flight home was uneventful. The gear retracted normally and extended normally on arrival. The aircraft is now in its home shop to determine if the gear motor was drawing excessive amperage or if the circuit breaker is weak and requires replacement.
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.