CFI pilot training for his multi-engine rating with another CFI-mei had gear-up landing at tki.

Attributes
ACN	121267
Time
Date	198908
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tki
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 760 flight time type : 7
ASRS Report	121267
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 320 flight time total : 1010 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	121268
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A simulated engine-out approach and landing was being practiced while preparing a student for multi-engine flight test. On downwind, the student placed the gear handle in the down position. The gear did not extend, but the student or instrument did not notice the absence of the gear down and locked indication. A full flap landing was made, resulting in damage to propellers and underside of aircraft. The distraction of the simulated engine-out approach diverted the student's and instrument's attention from monitoring instrument indications. Additional traffic in the pattern also diverted the pilot's attention. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following: reporter said that nothing new has been learned since the gear up landing occurred. He has no specific recollection of whether he actually put the gear down or not, and never went back to the aircraft to look at the position of the gear lever. Damage to underside of aircraft was minimal to none. Propellers were replaced and engines torn down for inspection, but no engine damage was found. He said that the one positive note was that the landing was a 'greaser,' and thus, damage was minimized. Reporter is now an mei.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CFI PLT TRAINING FOR HIS MULTI-ENGINE RATING WITH ANOTHER CFI-MEI HAD GEAR-UP LNDG AT TKI.

Narrative: A SIMULATED ENG-OUT APCH AND LNDG WAS BEING PRACTICED WHILE PREPARING A STUDENT FOR MULTI-ENG FLT TEST. ON DOWNWIND, THE STUDENT PLACED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POS. THE GEAR DID NOT EXTEND, BUT THE STUDENT OR INSTR DID NOT NOTICE THE ABSENCE OF THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATION. A FULL FLAP LNDG WAS MADE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO PROPS AND UNDERSIDE OF ACFT. THE DISTR OF THE SIMULATED ENG-OUT APCH DIVERTED THE STUDENT'S AND INSTR'S ATTN FROM MONITORING INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS. ADDITIONAL TFC IN THE PATTERN ALSO DIVERTED THE PLT'S ATTN. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING: RPTR SAID THAT NOTHING NEW HAS BEEN LEARNED SINCE THE GEAR UP LNDG OCCURRED. HE HAS NO SPECIFIC RECOLLECTION OF WHETHER HE ACTUALLY PUT THE GEAR DOWN OR NOT, AND NEVER WENT BACK TO THE ACFT TO LOOK AT THE POS OF THE GEAR LEVER. DAMAGE TO UNDERSIDE OF ACFT WAS MINIMAL TO NONE. PROPS WERE REPLACED AND ENGS TORN DOWN FOR INSPECTION, BUT NO ENG DAMAGE WAS FOUND. HE SAID THAT THE ONE POSITIVE NOTE WAS THAT THE LNDG WAS A 'GREASER,' AND THUS, DAMAGE WAS MINIMIZED. RPTR IS NOW AN MEI.

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.