GA small aircraft gear up landing while on an ATR training ride.

Attributes
ACN	102772
Time
Date	198901
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 8a4
State Reference	GA
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, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 143 flight time total : 1159 flight time type : 303
ASRS Report	102772
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

This incident involves a training flight. The aircraft was an small aircraft, the student was being prepared for an ATP (609) checkride. I provided radar vectors for the localizer final. Upon leveloff at the MDA, I removed the hood and gave the student an engine failure. The student applied full power and retracted the gear. Some discussion took place in the cockpit as to whether or not to feather the engine. When the student did feather the engine she attempted to actually feather the engine that I had simulated to fail. The student never lowered the gear and I never noticed that mistake. The factors that contributed to this were: a failure of the gear warning horn, distraction caused by the student attempting to feather an engine when simulating a feathered engine was appropriate, distraction caused by unnecessary discussion in the cockpit, and instructor frustration which led to resignation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA GEAR UP LNDG WHILE ON AN ATR TRAINING RIDE.

Narrative: THIS INCIDENT INVOLVES A TRAINING FLT. THE ACFT WAS AN SMA, THE STUDENT WAS BEING PREPARED FOR AN ATP (609) CHECKRIDE. I PROVIDED RADAR VECTORS FOR THE LOC FINAL. UPON LEVELOFF AT THE MDA, I REMOVED THE HOOD AND GAVE THE STUDENT AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE STUDENT APPLIED FULL POWER AND RETRACTED THE GEAR. SOME DISCUSSION TOOK PLACE IN THE COCKPIT AS TO WHETHER OR NOT TO FEATHER THE ENGINE. WHEN THE STUDENT DID FEATHER THE ENGINE SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACTUALLY FEATHER THE ENGINE THAT I HAD SIMULATED TO FAIL. THE STUDENT NEVER LOWERED THE GEAR AND I NEVER NOTICED THAT MISTAKE. THE FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO THIS WERE: A FAILURE OF THE GEAR WARNING HORN, DISTR CAUSED BY THE STUDENT ATTEMPTING TO FEATHER AN ENGINE WHEN SIMULATING A FEATHERED ENGINE WAS APPROPRIATE, DISTR CAUSED BY UNNECESSARY DISCUSSION IN THE COCKPIT, AND INSTRUCTOR FRUSTRATION WHICH LED TO RESIGNATION.

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.