Light twin on training flight lands gear up.

Attributes
ACN	152859
Time
Date	199007
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : apa
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	152859
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	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:

The flight was a commercial pilot practical test. After entering the traffic pattern from a right base leg a single engine approach and landing was accomplished on runway 35L. After takeoff and gear retract a simulated failure of the left engine was accomplished. After the applicant accomplished the appropriate emergency procedure he retarded the left propeller lever to the feather detent. At that time I set the left throttle to approximately 8-9' hg manifold pressure (below scale). The student flew a left cross and downwind. Due to the reduced performance associated with the simulated engine failure the downwind was lower than normal. After receiving clearance for a touch and go on runway 35L, student placed the gear lever in the down position just prior to turning base. The noise associated with the extension was normal and the indications were checked. The aircraft touched down approximately 1000' from the approach end of runway 35L slightly left of centerline. The aircraft settled onto the runway and come to a stop approximately 3000' down the runway. Earlier in the flight during a simulated engine failure to left throttle was retarded to idle and the gear warning horn sounded. At no time on base or final did the gear warning horn sound.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LIGHT TWIN ON TRAINING FLT LANDS GEAR UP.

Narrative: THE FLT WAS A COMMERCIAL PLT PRACTICAL TEST. AFTER ENTERING THE TFC PATTERN FROM A R BASE LEG A SINGLE ENG APCH AND LNDG WAS ACCOMPLISHED ON RWY 35L. AFTER TKOF AND GEAR RETRACT A SIMULATED FAILURE OF THE L ENG WAS ACCOMPLISHED. AFTER THE APPLICANT ACCOMPLISHED THE APPROPRIATE EMER PROC HE RETARDED THE L PROP LEVER TO THE FEATHER DETENT. AT THAT TIME I SET THE L THROTTLE TO APPROX 8-9' HG MANIFOLD PRESSURE (BELOW SCALE). THE STUDENT FLEW A L CROSS AND DOWNWIND. DUE TO THE REDUCED PERFORMANCE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SIMULATED ENG FAILURE THE DOWNWIND WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL. AFTER RECEIVING CLRNC FOR A TOUCH AND GO ON RWY 35L, STUDENT PLACED THE GEAR LEVER IN THE DOWN POS JUST PRIOR TO TURNING BASE. THE NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXTENSION WAS NORMAL AND THE INDICATIONS WERE CHKED. THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN APPROX 1000' FROM THE APCH END OF RWY 35L SLIGHTLY L OF CTRLINE. THE ACFT SETTLED ONTO THE RWY AND COME TO A STOP APPROX 3000' DOWN THE RWY. EARLIER IN THE FLT DURING A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE TO L THROTTLE WAS RETARDED TO IDLE AND THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED. AT NO TIME ON BASE OR FINAL DID THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUND.

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.