Pilot Debrief

TTX Air LLC Lancair near Indianapolis, IN — 2013-02-21

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Date
2013-02-21
Location
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Airport
EYE
Aircraft
TTX Air LLC Lancair
Registration
N613TX
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0
Phase of flight
Approach

Probable cause

The pilots' failure to verify landing gear extension before landing.

NTSB narrative

The pilot and flight instructor were conducting takeoffs and landings in the airport traffic pattern when the incident occurred. The pilot stated that, during the incident landing, he lowered the landing gear selector handle while on the downwind traffic pattern leg, abeam the runway end. The pilot stated that he intended to execute a no-flap, full-stop landing and that, because he was concentrating on the no-flap landing, he might not have properly verified the landing gear position before landing. The pilots recalled hearing the landing gear aural warning as the airplane entered the landing flare with the engine power at idle. The airplane contacted the runway before a go-around could be initiated. The landing gear extension/retraction system and the landing gear position indicator lights operated normally during a postincident examination. During the examination, the landing gear aural warning system activated at a simulated airspeed of 100 knots.

Analysis

Primary failure mode
Human factors
First missed decision gate
Pilot failed to verify landing gear position before landing.

NTSB coding

  • Landing gear not configured · Landing
  • Checklist Use

Evidence available

  • 4 docket documents
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Docket documents4

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