Narrative:

An inadvertent 'gear-up' landing was performed during my biennial flight review with my instructor. It occurred during the second of 2 simulated engine out emergency landing procedures. The landing gear remained up to achieve the best glide speed. I maneuvered the aircraft successfully to the threshold of runway 27. My CFI instructed me to drop full flaps and land gently with the 10 KT crosswind that I had. I performed the landing successfully as we then realized that the landing gear was still retracted. I was not fully expecting to receive instructions to land, but possibly to 'go around. The gear warning horn was operating as it was during the previous emergency landing procedure that was performed over a farm field which was followed by a go around. During normal procedure, the landing gear is deployed prior to entering the pattern and never before the flaps. In the future, I will make clear my full instructions and perform them accordingly. Such as: simulate 'engine-out' emergency landing procedure and land. Supplemental information from acn 443400: during the BFR I stressed emergency procedures, especially off-airport lndgs. We were in sits repeatedly where the gear horn was sounding. We both became used to the sound and learned to talk over it and put it out of our minds. This was the first contributing factor. We returned to the airport and did several takeoff and lndgs, all of which the BFR applicant did well. On the last landing of the day, on downwind I noticed that another student was on final. I took my attention off the landing preparations of the pilot to watch the landing in progress. This was my second mistake. When I returned my attention to the cabin, we were turning base. We were a little low, so I decided to teach one final lesson. I pulled the power to simulate one last emergency. The applicant made some small errors in calculating the glide. I began lecturing on use of flaps in such a situation, airspeed, etc. As I was lecturing on final, I did not notice the gear was not down and I had been trained (sic) to ignore the gear horn as I talked. As we got closer to the runway the applicant did not correct properly for the crosswind (slight) so I had more to talk about. As I was helping him add rudder to straighten the nose, we landed with the gear up. As the CFI aboard, I should not have let this happen. I should not have gotten used to the sound of the horn, I should not have turned my attention from a crucial phase of flight, I should not have trusted this experienced pilot to put the gear down. I should have checked as I had done during the previous lndgs.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: UNINTENTIONAL GEAR UP LNDG DURING A SIMULATED ENG OUT LNDG DURING A BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW.

Narrative: AN INADVERTENT 'GEAR-UP' LNDG WAS PERFORMED DURING MY BIENNIAL FLT REVIEW WITH MY INSTRUCTOR. IT OCCURRED DURING THE SECOND OF 2 SIMULATED ENG OUT EMER LNDG PROCS. THE LNDG GEAR REMAINED UP TO ACHIEVE THE BEST GLIDE SPD. I MANEUVERED THE ACFT SUCCESSFULLY TO THE THRESHOLD OF RWY 27. MY CFI INSTRUCTED ME TO DROP FULL FLAPS AND LAND GENTLY WITH THE 10 KT XWIND THAT I HAD. I PERFORMED THE LNDG SUCCESSFULLY AS WE THEN REALIZED THAT THE LNDG GEAR WAS STILL RETRACTED. I WAS NOT FULLY EXPECTING TO RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO LAND, BUT POSSIBLY TO 'GO AROUND. THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS OPERATING AS IT WAS DURING THE PREVIOUS EMER LNDG PROC THAT WAS PERFORMED OVER A FARM FIELD WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A GAR. DURING NORMAL PROC, THE LNDG GEAR IS DEPLOYED PRIOR TO ENTERING THE PATTERN AND NEVER BEFORE THE FLAPS. IN THE FUTURE, I WILL MAKE CLR MY FULL INSTRUCTIONS AND PERFORM THEM ACCORDINGLY. SUCH AS: SIMULATE 'ENG-OUT' EMER LNDG PROC AND LAND. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 443400: DURING THE BFR I STRESSED EMER PROCS, ESPECIALLY OFF-ARPT LNDGS. WE WERE IN SITS REPEATEDLY WHERE THE GEAR HORN WAS SOUNDING. WE BOTH BECAME USED TO THE SOUND AND LEARNED TO TALK OVER IT AND PUT IT OUT OF OUR MINDS. THIS WAS THE FIRST CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. WE RETURNED TO THE ARPT AND DID SEVERAL TKOF AND LNDGS, ALL OF WHICH THE BFR APPLICANT DID WELL. ON THE LAST LNDG OF THE DAY, ON DOWNWIND I NOTICED THAT ANOTHER STUDENT WAS ON FINAL. I TOOK MY ATTN OFF THE LNDG PREPARATIONS OF THE PLT TO WATCH THE LNDG IN PROGRESS. THIS WAS MY SECOND MISTAKE. WHEN I RETURNED MY ATTN TO THE CABIN, WE WERE TURNING BASE. WE WERE A LITTLE LOW, SO I DECIDED TO TEACH ONE FINAL LESSON. I PULLED THE PWR TO SIMULATE ONE LAST EMER. THE APPLICANT MADE SOME SMALL ERRORS IN CALCULATING THE GLIDE. I BEGAN LECTURING ON USE OF FLAPS IN SUCH A SIT, AIRSPD, ETC. AS I WAS LECTURING ON FINAL, I DID NOT NOTICE THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND I HAD BEEN TRAINED (SIC) TO IGNORE THE GEAR HORN AS I TALKED. AS WE GOT CLOSER TO THE RWY THE APPLICANT DID NOT CORRECT PROPERLY FOR THE XWIND (SLIGHT) SO I HAD MORE TO TALK ABOUT. AS I WAS HELPING HIM ADD RUDDER TO STRAIGHTEN THE NOSE, WE LANDED WITH THE GEAR UP. AS THE CFI ABOARD, I SHOULD NOT HAVE LET THIS HAPPEN. I SHOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN USED TO THE SOUND OF THE HORN, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TURNED MY ATTN FROM A CRUCIAL PHASE OF FLT, I SHOULD NOT HAVE TRUSTED THIS EXPERIENCED PLT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. I SHOULD HAVE CHKED AS I HAD DONE DURING THE PREVIOUS LNDGS.

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.