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Neither Down Nor Locked Landing gear-related mishaps are alarmingly frequent. In-depth research shows distractions and modified procedures are usually to blame. Having a CFI aboard may not help.
More than eight times each week. Well over $1 million every month. These are very conservative estimates of the rate of gear-up and gear-collapse landings among factory-built, piston-engine airplanes in the U.S., and what the U.S. aviation insurance industry pays in gear-related claims. Studying the problem of “landing gear-related mishaps” (LGRMs) for over six years, I’ve been able to identify repeated patterns. By recognizing and learning from these patterns, we can develop techniques for avoiding LGRMs. … Subscriber Login Purchase selection, or begin your subscription to www.aviationsafetymagazine.com. Click Here to download Adobe Acrobat |
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