Landed gear up on training flight.

Attributes
ACN	97048
Time
Date	198810
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : phf
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 72 flight time total : 7948 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	97048
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed langley AFB in a club aircraft on training flight. Pilot was receiving aircraft familiarization and chkout training after air work. We went to patrick henry airport for touch go lndgs. On fourth pattern downwind, I called out the gump check and observed pilot checking fuel selector. Tower called out traffic and we were told to extend downwind. I did not confirm that he completed the gump check since I was looking for pattern traffic. We made a normal approach and did not realize that the landing gear was not down. Gear up landing was made with damage to propeller and minor fuselage damage. No fire, no injuries. Minor damage, no excuse. Factors. 1) right pattern. The instrument is looking mostly toward the landing runway for other traffic. Left traffic the instrument is looking across the aircraft and the instrument panel and controls are more in view. 2) the gump check was completed except lowering the landing gear. The mixture was full rich and propeller full forward (unknown why gear not lowered.) 3) aircraft was in commission on flight board. However, the landing gear up warning horn system was inoperative since 10/88. I was aware, but I feel this is definitely a factor.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LANDED GEAR UP ON TRAINING FLT.

Narrative: DEPARTED LANGLEY AFB IN A CLUB ACFT ON TRNING FLT. PLT WAS RECEIVING ACFT FAMILIARIZATION AND CHKOUT TRNING AFTER AIR WORK. WE WENT TO PATRICK HENRY ARPT FOR TOUCH GO LNDGS. ON FOURTH PATTERN DOWNWIND, I CALLED OUT THE GUMP CHK AND OBSERVED PLT CHKING FUEL SELECTOR. TWR CALLED OUT TFC AND WE WERE TOLD TO EXTEND DOWNWIND. I DID NOT CONFIRM THAT HE COMPLETED THE GUMP CHK SINCE I WAS LOOKING FOR PATTERN TFC. WE MADE A NORMAL APCH AND DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE LNDG GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. GEAR UP LNDG WAS MADE WITH DAMAGE TO PROP AND MINOR FUSELAGE DAMAGE. NO FIRE, NO INJURIES. MINOR DAMAGE, NO EXCUSE. FACTORS. 1) RIGHT PATTERN. THE INSTR IS LOOKING MOSTLY TOWARD THE LNDG RWY FOR OTHER TFC. LEFT TFC THE INSTR IS LOOKING ACROSS THE ACFT AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONTROLS ARE MORE IN VIEW. 2) THE GUMP CHK WAS COMPLETED EXCEPT LOWERING THE LNDG GEAR. THE MIXTURE WAS FULL RICH AND PROP FULL FORWARD (UNKNOWN WHY GEAR NOT LOWERED.) 3) ACFT WAS IN COMMISSION ON FLT BOARD. HOWEVER, THE LNDG GEAR UP WARNING HORN SYS WAS INOPERATIVE SINCE 10/88. I WAS AWARE, BUT I FEEL THIS IS DEFINITELY A FACTOR.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.