Pilot trainee of a cessna 210T landed gear up during training flight with an instructor.

Attributes
ACN	390650
Time
Date	199712
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : szp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 126 flight time total : 1527 flight time type : 47
ASRS Report	390650
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical 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:

Santa paula airport has a tight pattern with a mountainous terrain to the south. Windshear +/-10 KTS, turbulence and 20 KT winds at the surface. Possible intermittent gear horn. Practicing engine out procedures, noticed a high sink rate. First approach, exercised a go around. Second approach, windshear +/-10 KTS and high sink rate. Addition of power and abort emergency landing (simulated) and continued in for a normal landing. A high power setting to the flare noted as the possible reason for no gear warning horn. Propeller strike. Decision was made to continue the landing, gear up. Other factors: the student showed good proficiency in the cessna T210. Instrument check ride was passed in the T210 just 10 days prior to the incident. I, the instructor, possibly became too comfortable with the student's performance. Corrective action: 1) don't become complacent with students no matter how proficient they are, 2) if two abnormalities occur, take drastic action, ie, leave the area then try again, and 3) don't use just gumps, use checklist every time.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT TRAINEE OF A CESSNA 210T LANDED GEAR UP DURING TRAINING FLT WITH AN INSTRUCTOR.

Narrative: SANTA PAULA ARPT HAS A TIGHT PATTERN WITH A MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN TO THE S. WINDSHEAR +/-10 KTS, TURB AND 20 KT WINDS AT THE SURFACE. POSSIBLE INTERMITTENT GEAR HORN. PRACTICING ENG OUT PROCS, NOTICED A HIGH SINK RATE. FIRST APCH, EXERCISED A GAR. SECOND APCH, WINDSHEAR +/-10 KTS AND HIGH SINK RATE. ADDITION OF PWR AND ABORT EMER LNDG (SIMULATED) AND CONTINUED IN FOR A NORMAL LNDG. A HIGH PWR SETTING TO THE FLARE NOTED AS THE POSSIBLE REASON FOR NO GEAR WARNING HORN. PROP STRIKE. DECISION WAS MADE TO CONTINUE THE LNDG, GEAR UP. OTHER FACTORS: THE STUDENT SHOWED GOOD PROFICIENCY IN THE CESSNA T210. INST CHK RIDE WAS PASSED IN THE T210 JUST 10 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. I, THE INSTRUCTOR, POSSIBLY BECAME TOO COMFORTABLE WITH THE STUDENT'S PERFORMANCE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: 1) DON'T BECOME COMPLACENT WITH STUDENTS NO MATTER HOW PROFICIENT THEY ARE, 2) IF TWO ABNORMALITIES OCCUR, TAKE DRASTIC ACTION, IE, LEAVE THE AREA THEN TRY AGAIN, AND 3) DON'T USE JUST GUMPS, USE CHKLIST EVERY TIME.

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.