Narrative:

In 5/90, the second day of training for trnee was begun with a flight from clt to hky. The training was continued in the hky area with numerous approachs, both 2 engine and single engine. The last approach that terminated in the incident was a single engine flapless ILS approach to runway 24 at hky with a circle to land on runway 19. The approach was conducted in its entirety. At 1/2 DOT below G/south the landing gear was selected down with the right engine set at 1 thrust, flaps were left up to simulate a flap problem. At MDA/DH the approach was broken off and the circling maneuver was commenced. Airspeed dropped and this was brought to the attention of the trnee. At training weights it was concluded that aircraft would have difficulty circling single engine and 0 flaps, so the gear was retracted to clean the aircraft up. When the gear was retracted, the gear warning horn went off because of the simulated single engine condition of the power lever (retarded). The gear warning horn was cancelled and the circling continued. Being a tight circling procedure the trnee flew through the final approach corridor. As we were getting reestablished, this was a matter of discussion. It seems that at some point he called for final checks, but I don't know when because my attention was primarily on the circling, checking for traffic, proper radio procedures, and problems inherent in the maneuver and missed reselecting the gear down. When the left power lever was retarded for landing, the gear warning horn did not go off (was not heard at all) again to warn of an impending gear up landing. Based on the above mentioned statement and the lack of a warning horn, the aircraft was inadvertently landed gear up and on the baggage pod. A visibility walk-around inspection indicated that aircraft damage was limited to some skin erosion on the baggage pod and bent propellers.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: IN 5/90, THE SECOND DAY OF TRNING FOR TRNEE WAS BEGUN WITH A FLT FROM CLT TO HKY. THE TRNING WAS CONTINUED IN THE HKY AREA WITH NUMEROUS APCHS, BOTH 2 ENG AND SINGLE ENG. THE LAST APCH THAT TERMINATED IN THE INCIDENT WAS A SINGLE ENG FLAPLESS ILS APCH TO RWY 24 AT HKY WITH A CIRCLE TO LAND ON RWY 19. THE APCH WAS CONDUCTED IN ITS ENTIRETY. AT 1/2 DOT BELOW G/S THE LNDG GEAR WAS SELECTED DOWN WITH THE RIGHT ENG SET AT 1 THRUST, FLAPS WERE LEFT UP TO SIMULATE A FLAP PROB. AT MDA/DH THE APCH WAS BROKEN OFF AND THE CIRCLING MANEUVER WAS COMMENCED. AIRSPD DROPPED AND THIS WAS BROUGHT TO THE ATTN OF THE TRNEE. AT TRNING WTS IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT ACFT WOULD HAVE DIFFICULTY CIRCLING SINGLE ENG AND 0 FLAPS, SO THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED TO CLEAN THE ACFT UP. WHEN THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED, THE GEAR WARNING HORN WENT OFF BECAUSE OF THE SIMULATED SINGLE ENG CONDITION OF THE PWR LEVER (RETARDED). THE GEAR WARNING HORN WAS CANCELLED AND THE CIRCLING CONTINUED. BEING A TIGHT CIRCLING PROC THE TRNEE FLEW THROUGH THE FINAL APCH CORRIDOR. AS WE WERE GETTING REESTABLISHED, THIS WAS A MATTER OF DISCUSSION. IT SEEMS THAT AT SOME POINT HE CALLED FOR FINAL CHKS, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHEN BECAUSE MY ATTN WAS PRIMARILY ON THE CIRCLING, CHKING FOR TFC, PROPER RADIO PROCS, AND PROBS INHERENT IN THE MANEUVER AND MISSED RESELECTING THE GEAR DOWN. WHEN THE L PWR LEVER WAS RETARDED FOR LNDG, THE GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT GO OFF (WAS NOT HEARD AT ALL) AGAIN TO WARN OF AN IMPENDING GEAR UP LNDG. BASED ON THE ABOVE MENTIONED STATEMENT AND THE LACK OF A WARNING HORN, THE ACFT WAS INADVERTENTLY LANDED GEAR UP AND ON THE BAGGAGE POD. A VIS WALK-AROUND INSPECTION INDICATED THAT ACFT DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO SOME SKIN EROSION ON THE BAGGAGE POD AND BENT PROPS.

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.