PA24 pilot undergoing BFR lands gear up on simulated engine out landing.

Attributes
ACN	343288
Time
Date	199608
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sme
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-24 Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 747 flight time type : 650
ASRS Report	343288
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	343282
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Taking flight review (biennial), instructor pulled power to simulate engine out when we were at mid-field on downwind and instructed me to attempt an engine out landing. While focusing my attention on airspeed and altitude, I failed to lower the gear. This could have been avoided by adhering to the landing checklist. Supplemental information from acn 343282: as I was watching runway alignment and airspeed on final he made several hand movements with the flaps and I assumed that he had placed the gear selector in the down position on short final. When aircraft contacted the ground and started to skid I immediately pulled mixture to idle cut off position and engine stopped. There was minimal damage to underside of aircraft and propellers were bent approximately 4-6 inches. No one was injured and fire department and FAA was notified.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA24 PLT UNDERGOING BFR LANDS GEAR UP ON SIMULATED ENG OUT LNDG.

Narrative: TAKING FLT REVIEW (BIENNIAL), INSTRUCTOR PULLED PWR TO SIMULATE ENG OUT WHEN WE WERE AT MID-FIELD ON DOWNWIND AND INSTRUCTED ME TO ATTEMPT AN ENG OUT LNDG. WHILE FOCUSING MY ATTN ON AIRSPD AND ALT, I FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY ADHERING TO THE LNDG CHKLIST. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 343282: AS I WAS WATCHING RWY ALIGNMENT AND AIRSPD ON FINAL HE MADE SEVERAL HAND MOVEMENTS WITH THE FLAPS AND I ASSUMED THAT HE HAD PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POS ON SHORT FINAL. WHEN ACFT CONTACTED THE GND AND STARTED TO SKID I IMMEDIATELY PULLED MIXTURE TO IDLE CUT OFF POS AND ENG STOPPED. THERE WAS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF ACFT AND PROPS WERE BENT APPROX 4-6 INCHES. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND FIRE DEPT AND FAA WAS NOTIFIED.

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.