MO2J PLT FORGOT TO PUT GEAR DOWN.

Date: 1999-07 · Aircraft: M-20 J (201) / Allegro · Phase: landing

Anomalies: conflict-ground-conflict|critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-far|ground-event-encounter-loss-of-aircraft-control

Synopsis

MO2J PLT FORGOT TO PUT GEAR DOWN.

Narrative

PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE NDB; I WAS VECTORED SHORT OF THE NDB AND GIVEN A CLRNC DIRECT TO THE APCH COURSE; CLRED FOR THE ILS AND CLRED TO LAND -- ALL WITH THE REQUEST TO KEEP UP MY AIRSPD FOR ADDITIONAL ARRIVING TFC. SIMPLY; I WAS HIGH AND FAST WHEN I BEGAN THE APCH. AT 130-140 KTS (GND SPD) IT REQUIRED MORE THAN A 1000 FPM DSCNT IN ORDER TO HOLD THE GLIDE PATH. THE APCH WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO THE MM WHEN I BEGAN TO SLOW FOR LNDG. AS I SLOWED; THE GEAR WARNING ALARM WENT OFF JUST AT THE MM AND MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO REACH UP AND TURN OFF THE AUDIO COMPONENT OF THE MARKER BEACON ON THE INST PANEL. ALTHOUGH THE WARNING HORN CONTINUED TO GO OFF; I BECAME PREOCCUPIED WITH SLOWING THE AIRPLANE FOR A 65-70 KT TOUCHDOWN -- ALL THE TIME CONTINUING TO CONFUSE THE GEAR WARNING AUDIO ALARM WITH THE MM AUDIO COMPONENT. THE RPM WAS FULLY RETARDED SO WHEN THE PROP STRUCK THE RWY THE ENG IMMEDIATELY QUIT. THE LNDG WAS REASONABLY SOFT AND THE AIRPLANE REMAINED CLOSE TO THE CTRLINE WHILE IT SKID A SHORT DISTANCE DOWN THE RWY. I WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WERE NO PAX.

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