AIR TAXI MAKES GEAR UP LNDG.

Date: 1991-08 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft; Low Wing; 2 Eng; Retractable Gear

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Synopsis

AIR TAXI MAKES GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative

LAST CLRNC BY APCH 'INTERCEPT THE 27 LOC ON A HDG OF 260 DEG; YOU'RE FOLLOWING AN MLG 1 O'CLOCK; NO FACTOR; CLRED FOR THE VISUAL 27; PLEASE KEEP YOUR SPD FOR THE NEXT 10 MI OR SO; DUE TO A FOLLOWING MLG'. I WAS HANDED OVER TO TWR WHO CLRED ME TO LAND; AND AS I CROSSED THE OM; I REALIZED MY PWR GRADUALLY FROM 23 INCHES TO 15 INCHES MANIFOLD PRESSURE. WHEN I REACHED 160 KTS I LOWERED THE COWL FLAPS TO HELP REDUCE THE SPD; AND AT 150 KTS I SELECTED APCH FLAPS (15 DEG). AT 140 KTS I SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND CONFIRMED GREEN LIGHTS. THEN AS I APCHED THE THRESHOLD AT 120 KTS I SELECTED FULL FLAPS (30 DEG); TURNED ON MY TAXI LIGHTS (ON THE NOSE GEAR) AND PREPARED FOR LNDG BY GRADUALLY REDUCING PWR BACK TO IDLE. THE LNDG WAS INTENDED LONG BECAUSE I ALWAYS CLR THE RWY TO THE L AT CHARLIE INTXN AND PROCEED TO AMR S. WHILE IN GND EFFECT THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED FOR A SPLIT SECOND; AND WITH A SLIGHTLY NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN; WENT STRAIGHT DOWN THE RWY AND STOPPED ON THE CENTERLINE. AS SMOKE AND ELECTRICAL FUMES CAME FROM THE INST PANEL; I TURNED OFF ALTERNATORS AND MASTER; AND GOT OUT OF THE PLANE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WHEN LOOKING AT THE PLANE LAYING ON THE GND; IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THE LNDG GEAR HAD CYCLED AT ALL. BOTH THE MAIN GEAR DOORS WERE CRACKED OPEN BUT THE NOSE GEAR DOOR WAS CLOSED. I KNOW I WAS IN A HURRY AND HAVE A HIGH SPD APCH; BUT I SWEAR I CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN INDICATION WITH GREEN LIGHTS. I DIDN'T COUNT 3 GREEN; BUT I'M POSITIVE I DIDN'T SEE ANY RED LIGHT. THINKING ABOUT IT AFTERWARDS I KNOW I HURRIED THE FINAL PART OF THE APCH; BUT IT WAS ALL INTENDED/MEANT TO KEEP A HIGH SPD AS LONG AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT BUSTING ANY SPD RESTRICTIONS ON THE AIRPLANE. I KNOW NOW IT IS A WHOLE LOT BETTER TO TAKE YOUR TIME ON FINAL; MAKE SURE THAT ALL INDICATIONS ARE RIGHT (AS POSSIBLE) AND PAY ATTN TO THE LNDG GEAR.

Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.