Belly Landing

On final approach my landing gear locked and wouldnt go down fully. Ive never made a belly landing before, well not successfully anyway...

Flight JD864 End of flight report Date March 05 2006

Flight ID: JD864
Pilot: John Doyle
Company: Doyley's
Aircraft: ATR42-300 Aer Arann
Flight Date: March 05 2006
Departure: 00h00 (23h00 GMT)
Arrival: 00h14 (23h14 GMT)
From: EGGP - Liverpool - United Kingdom
To: EGCC - Manchester - United Kingdom
Nbr of Passengers: 46

Incident Report:

The gear didn't go down properly. There was an exceptional pilot on board and despite the dire situation he was able to make a successful belly landing. The Captain has also declared an emergency before landing.

Report:

Flight Distance: 19 Nm Landing Speed: 98.93 kt
Time Airborne: 00h12:41 Landing Touchdown: -141.5 ft/m (kiss)
Flight Time (block): 00h13:32 Landing Pitch: 1.78°
Time On Ground: 00h02:41 Landing Weight: 34722 lbs
Average Speed: 95.34 kt Total Fuel Used: 318 lbs
Max. Altitude: 3120ft Fuel Not Used: 2203 lbs

Passenger Opinion: Exceptional flight (100%)
-Were pleased by the music on ground. A very nice addition to their flying experience.
-Were very anxious because of the problem during flight.
-Were relieved to land safely after an emergency.

Financial Report:

Ticket Income: +£186 (19 Nm)
Cargo Income: +£0 (0 lbs)
Services Income: +£0 (0 sandwich 0 hot food 0 drink)
Services Cost: -£0 (41% quality)
Emergency Bonus: +£64 (1000 failure point)
Fuel Cost: -£64 (318 lbs Jet-A1)
Airport Taxes: -£18 (Small Aircraft)
Insurance Costs: -£8 (4.32% rate)
Total Real Income: £160
Total Income: £8,047 (real x50)
Fleet Bonus: £12,275 (4 aircraft)
Total Sim Income: £20,322 (total income+fleet bonus)

Company Reputation:

Considering that the flight was perfect,the tickets price very low,and there was no service aboard,passengers on this flight think that your company's reputation should be 100%
Your company reputation is now: 98% (+0.12 increase)

Overall Flight Result: Perfect

Pilot Bonus points: 1430 points
You made a successful belly landing. (+250)
There was a problem aboard and you declared an emergency. (+150)
You landed at the scheduled airport. (+30)
A serious problem occurred during flight but you landed safely, nice job. (+1000)

Im pretty happy with that 😀