GEAR UP LNDG.

Date: 1992-03 · Aircraft: Medium Transport; Low Wing; 2 Turboprop Eng

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|inflight-event-encounter-cftt-cfit|other-unspecified

Synopsis

GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative

I WAS THE TRAINEE/OBSERVER ON A MULTI-ENG TRAINING FLT OBSERVING ANOTHER TRAINEE'S FLT PERIOD AWAITING MY TURN TO FLY. AFTER CONDUCTING A 2 HR PERIOD OF PRACTICE IFR APCHS; THE INSTRUCTOR CLRED THE STUDENT TO ENTER L HAND TFC AT 2600 MSL (1500 AGL) FOR A NO FLAP VISUAL APCH TO RWY 22 AT ILN. ON DOWNWIND; THE STUDENT ASKED THE INSTRUCTOR WHETHER THIS WAS A CASE WHERE THE ABNORMAL PROCS SHOULD BE CALLED FOR. THE INSTRUCTOR REPLIED THAT THE STUDENT COULD CONSIDER THE PROCS TO BE COMPLETE. PASSING ABEAM THE TOUCHDOWN POINT; THE STUDENT REQUESTED TO EXTEND DOWNWIND. THE INSTRUCTOR ACTED WILLING TO ACCOMMODATE AT FIRST; BUT DEMURRED WHEN THE STUDENT FURTHER SAID HE WANTED TO TURN FINAL AT THE IL LOM; QUESTIONING WHETHER THIS WAS REALLY WHAT HE WANTED TO DO. THE STUDENT ANSWERED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE; STATING HE WANTED TO HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO MANEUVER TO FINAL. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN OFFERED THE USE OF THE LOC AND GS; THEN TOOK THAT AWAY; SAYING THE ILS REF WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO BE USED ON A CHKRIDE. AS THE ACFT TURNED FINAL; THE STUDENT FOCUSED HIS ATTN ON LINING UP AS THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED APCH CTL TO CANCEL THE LCL AREA IFR RELEASE. APCH RELEASED THE FLT TO UNICOM ADVISORY; AND THAT CALL WAS MADE. THE ACFT SEEMED DESTINED FOR A SMOOTH LNDG WHEN WE HEARD THE ALARMING SOUND OF THE PROP TIPS CONTACTING THE RWY. UPON IMPACT THE ACFT VEERED SLIGHTLY TO THE L. WE EXITED IMMEDIATELY; AND I USED THE LARGE FIRE EXTINGUISHER BOTTLE TO PUT OUT SMALL FIRES AT THE TAILPIPE AREAS OF BOTH ENGS. NONE OF US WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED; ALTHOUGH I HAVE EXPERIENCED SOME BACK PAIN. I FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN BECAUSE THE INSTRUCTOR HAD INDICATED THAT HE WANTED TO MAKE A QUICK TURNAROUND AND I BECAME VERY BUSY ON SHORT FINAL; PREPARING MY APCH PLATES AND NOTES FOR MY FLT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 204083: WITH THE LOSS OF GS INFO I REVERTED TO EXTERNAL VISUAL CUES; ESTABLISHED MYSELF ON THE VASI AND SLOWED TO MY 0 FLAP REF SPD ON FINAL. THE APCH CONTINUED TO THE LNDG FLARE WITH NO AURAL WARNINGS HEARD.

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