C210 pilot with instructor aboard is distracted during approach and makes gear up landing.

Attributes
ACN	778475
Time
Date	200803
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 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 : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	778475
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : gear up landing other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

We took off around XA45; after about 10 min delay because of traffic and other releases ahead of us. He reached 1000 ft turned downwind and leveled off. On downwind abeam; I looked at pilot's hand on the gear lever; we got extended and then we got called for a base from the tower. Pilot responded; started to turn base and at that point I reminded him of the gumps; and actually called them out for him. The mixture was pushed forward and the first notch of flaps was lowered. He was on final a little fast and I reminded him of the speed flaps and gumps. He confirmed flaps down full and gear; or undercarriage; and proceeded to land. On short final I looked at the gear indicator lamp; but I could not see it because his hand was blocking my view; he was manipulating the flaps lever. He was a little left of the centerline and reminded him of that. He corrected and he rounded out; flared and I heard a metallic/unusual noise. We touched down smoothly and then it became clear that the gear was not down. During the final; or any other time in-flight; we never got a gear up horn/buzzer warning. A FSDO person showed up and asked for a report. We both complied. Nobody was injured during the incident. We relied on some of the system to warn us if a problem existed; but we could and should have verified if gear was down and locked by using other procedures.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PILOT WITH INSTRUCTOR ABOARD IS DISTRACTED DURING APPROACH AND MAKES GEAR UP LANDING.

Narrative: WE TOOK OFF AROUND XA45; AFTER ABOUT 10 MIN DELAY BECAUSE OF TFC AND OTHER RELEASES AHEAD OF US. HE REACHED 1000 FT TURNED DOWNWIND AND LEVELED OFF. ON DOWNWIND ABEAM; I LOOKED AT PLT'S HAND ON THE GEAR LEVER; WE GOT EXTENDED AND THEN WE GOT CALLED FOR A BASE FROM THE TWR. PLT RESPONDED; STARTED TO TURN BASE AND AT THAT POINT I REMINDED HIM OF THE GUMPS; AND ACTUALLY CALLED THEM OUT FOR HIM. THE MIXTURE WAS PUSHED FORWARD AND THE FIRST NOTCH OF FLAPS WAS LOWERED. HE WAS ON FINAL A LITTLE FAST AND I REMINDED HIM OF THE SPD FLAPS AND GUMPS. HE CONFIRMED FLAPS DOWN FULL AND GEAR; OR UNDERCARRIAGE; AND PROCEEDED TO LAND. ON SHORT FINAL I LOOKED AT THE GEAR INDICATOR LAMP; BUT I COULD NOT SEE IT BECAUSE HIS HAND WAS BLOCKING MY VIEW; HE WAS MANIPULATING THE FLAPS LEVER. HE WAS A LITTLE L OF THE CTRLINE AND REMINDED HIM OF THAT. HE CORRECTED AND HE ROUNDED OUT; FLARED AND I HEARD A METALLIC/UNUSUAL NOISE. WE TOUCHED DOWN SMOOTHLY AND THEN IT BECAME CLR THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. DURING THE FINAL; OR ANY OTHER TIME INFLT; WE NEVER GOT A GEAR UP HORN/BUZZER WARNING. A FSDO PERSON SHOWED UP AND ASKED FOR A RPT. WE BOTH COMPLIED. NOBODY WAS INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT. WE RELIED ON SOME OF THE SYS TO WARN US IF A PROB EXISTED; BUT WE COULD AND SHOULD HAVE VERIFIED IF GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED BY USING OTHER PROCS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.