SMA ON FERRY FLT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR. GEAR UP LNDG.

Date: 1993-05 · Aircraft: Small Aircraft

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|other-unspecified

Synopsis

SMA ON FERRY FLT UNABLE TO EXTEND GEAR. GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative

I WAS ASKED BY MY BOSS TO FLY AN SMA FROM CRQ TO FUL AND BRING IT BACK IN THE MORNING. A MECH HAD REMOVED THE GEAR DOORS BUT HAD ADVISED ME THAT IT WAS STILL OK TO FLY. CRQ WAS 700 SCATTERED; VISIBILITY 10. AS I APCHED FUL I SELECTED GEAR DOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHKLIST. AS THE MOTOR RAN I CONTINUED WITH CHKLIST ITEMS FOR APPROX 15 SECONDS. I LOOKED FOR A GREEN LIGHT. THERE WAS NONE. I LOOKED FOR THE GEAR. THERE WERE NONE. I ADVISED FUL TWR OF MY DISCOVERY AND ASKED FOR A LOW FLY-BY. MY FLY-BY REVEALED ONLY A NOSE GEAR. I ASKED FOR A VECTOR AND 2500 FT TO TRY SOME TROUBLE-SHOOTING. I WENT THROUGH THE NORMAL CHKLIST SEVERAL TIMES MAKING SURE I HADN'T MISSED ANYTHING AND THEN BEGAN DOUBLE-CHKING THE EMER CHKLIST. WHEN THE HAND PUMP FAILED TO BRING THE GEAR DOWN; I DECLARED AN EMER; STATED MY DEST WOULD BE LGB; AND THAT I WOULD TRY TO BURN OFF AN HR OF FUEL IN PREPARATION OF A POSSIBLE GEAR-UP LNDG. I TRIED EVERYTHING ON THE CHKLIST AND EVEN SHAKING THE ACFT AND UNUSUAL ATTITUDES; AND FINALLY; AS THE SUN BEGAN TO GO DOWN; I ADVISED THE TWR I WOULD DO 1 FLY-BY; RETURN TO THE DOWNWIND; FEATHER THE REAR ENG; AND LAND ON 25L. THEY ACCOMMODATED ME. THE LNDG WAS MADE CTRLINE TAIL LOW AND THE ACFT ONLY SLID APPROX 250 TO 300 FT. I EXITED THE ACFT ONLY SCRATCHING MY LEG A BIT. THE ACFT FRONT ENG WAS AT IDLE PWR. THE PROP WAS BENT BACK APPROX 6 INCHES. THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED AND THE ACFT WAS REMOVED. THE MECH'S WORK ON THE GEAR PREVENTED THE GEAR FROM SWINGING FREELY.

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