PA23 instructor pilot landed gear up.

Attributes
ACN	412391
Time
Date	199808
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rys
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	PA-23 Apache (& Geronimo Apache)
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	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 4800 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	412391
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time total : 2000
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other 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:

This was a training flight. I was demonstrating an approach to landing to the student. There was a slower aircraft in the traffic pattern (C172). I was discussing with the student this slower aircraft and I slowed our aircraft down downwind to prevent from overtaking the C172. On final, the student asked me if I wanted full flaps and I said no because the C172 missed the turnoff and I was probably going to do a go around. The C172 then taxied off of the runway to the left. I continued the landing and asked the student (a 2000+ hour pilot) for full flaps. Neither of us did a final check to assure the gear was down. The aircraft skidded approximately 1000 ft. There were no injuries. Clearly the slower aircraft was a major distraction.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA23 INSTRUCTOR PLT LANDED GEAR UP.

Narrative: THIS WAS A TRAINING FLT. I WAS DEMONSTRATING AN APCH TO LNDG TO THE STUDENT. THERE WAS A SLOWER ACFT IN THE TFC PATTERN (C172). I WAS DISCUSSING WITH THE STUDENT THIS SLOWER ACFT AND I SLOWED OUR ACFT DOWN DOWNWIND TO PREVENT FROM OVERTAKING THE C172. ON FINAL, THE STUDENT ASKED ME IF I WANTED FULL FLAPS AND I SAID NO BECAUSE THE C172 MISSED THE TURNOFF AND I WAS PROBABLY GOING TO DO A GAR. THE C172 THEN TAXIED OFF OF THE RWY TO THE L. I CONTINUED THE LNDG AND ASKED THE STUDENT (A 2000+ HR PLT) FOR FULL FLAPS. NEITHER OF US DID A FINAL CHK TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN. THE ACFT SKIDDED APPROX 1000 FT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. CLRLY THE SLOWER ACFT WAS A MAJOR DISTR.

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.