Small aircraft crew forgets to extend gear and lands gear up.

Attributes
ACN	186564
Time
Date	199108
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvx
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2000 flight time type : 230
ASRS Report	186564
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This was an aircraft familiarization flight with a new owner of the aircraft. I was instructing. After completing local maneuvers, we entered the traffic pattern and completed 2 touch and goes with the student at the controls. On the upwind leg before the gear was retracted, I took over flying as I discussed the student's performance of airspeed control. I think I did not retract the gear until on downwind when I usually put the gear down. Throughout the flight in the pattern my attention was diverted by discussing the student's performance. The flaps were fully extended and the power was reduced to idle but no gear warning sounded. This would have been avoided if: I did not allow my attention to be diverted. No touch and goes were done. The gear warning horn was operative.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA CREW FORGETS TO EXTEND GEAR AND LANDS GEAR UP.

Narrative: THIS WAS AN ACFT FAMILIARIZATION FLT WITH A NEW OWNER OF THE ACFT. I WAS INSTRUCTING. AFTER COMPLETING LCL MANEUVERS, WE ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN AND COMPLETED 2 TOUCH AND GOES WITH THE STUDENT AT THE CTLS. ON THE UPWIND LEG BEFORE THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED, I TOOK OVER FLYING AS I DISCUSSED THE STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE OF AIRSPD CTL. I THINK I DID NOT RETRACT THE GEAR UNTIL ON DOWNWIND WHEN I USUALLY PUT THE GEAR DOWN. THROUGHOUT THE FLT IN THE PATTERN MY ATTN WAS DIVERTED BY DISCUSSING THE STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE. THE FLAPS WERE FULLY EXTENDED AND THE PWR WAS REDUCED TO IDLE BUT NO GEAR WARNING SOUNDED. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF: I DID NOT ALLOW MY ATTN TO BE DIVERTED. NO TOUCH AND GOES WERE DONE. THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS OPERATIVE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.