Gear up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	239643
Time
Date	199304
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : t98
State Reference	TX
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	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3075 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	239643
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
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:

During BFR owner/pilot was performing full stop lndgs. On 2ND landing he did not lower gear and both he and I were distracted and did not detect the oversight. Aircraft was landed gear up, no injuries. Pilot owner pushed propeller forward prior to power reduction getting some surge from propeller governor. I called this to his attention and on later discussion he felt that he may have become distracted from his checklist at this time. On base leg he verbally sounded his checklist. I told him to perform this and 1 more landing and we would stop. He then indicated that he would like to schedule to fly again. Our distrs probably caused the oversight. Normal landing flare, no gear horn, stall warning beeped just before ground contact. Corrective action on my part: carefully conduct my own independent prelndg check. No talking about anything not essential to the operation being performed during takeoff and landing. Jot down critique items on knee board to discuss in post-flight, rather in the aircraft if not critical to the flight.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: DURING BFR OWNER/PLT WAS PERFORMING FULL STOP LNDGS. ON 2ND LNDG HE DID NOT LOWER GEAR AND BOTH HE AND I WERE DISTRACTED AND DID NOT DETECT THE OVERSIGHT. ACFT WAS LANDED GEAR UP, NO INJURIES. PLT OWNER PUSHED PROP FORWARD PRIOR TO PWR REDUCTION GETTING SOME SURGE FROM PROP GOVERNOR. I CALLED THIS TO HIS ATTN AND ON LATER DISCUSSION HE FELT THAT HE MAY HAVE BECOME DISTRACTED FROM HIS CHKLIST AT THIS TIME. ON BASE LEG HE VERBALLY SOUNDED HIS CHKLIST. I TOLD HIM TO PERFORM THIS AND 1 MORE LNDG AND WE WOULD STOP. HE THEN INDICATED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO SCHEDULE TO FLY AGAIN. OUR DISTRS PROBABLY CAUSED THE OVERSIGHT. NORMAL LNDG FLARE, NO GEAR HORN, STALL WARNING BEEPED JUST BEFORE GND CONTACT. CORRECTIVE ACTION ON MY PART: CAREFULLY CONDUCT MY OWN INDEPENDENT PRELNDG CHK. NO TALKING ABOUT ANYTHING NOT ESSENTIAL TO THE OP BEING PERFORMED DURING TKOF AND LNDG. JOT DOWN CRITIQUE ITEMS ON KNEE BOARD TO DISCUSS IN POST-FLT, RATHER IN THE ACFT IF NOT CRITICAL TO THE FLT.

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.