Narrative:

I was in the final stages of a BFR with a frined (PIC) who was a primary student of mine some yrs earlier. After approximately 1 hour of flying in which the pilot had shown very good control of the aircraft in all flight regimes as well as good ATC communications procedures and airspace knowledge, we returned to home base. In the pattern at ftg, I reduced the throttle to idle. The pilot proceeded to undershoot the approach and went around. We discussed the procedure for engine loss and I suggested that he again cut the power abeam the #south and use the fixed distance marker for a target. He proceeded to do this. On a base leg at approximately 80 KTS he lowered the gear which I confirmed. The approach was normal in all respects until in the flare when I heard the stall warning horn come on just as we touched down tail first. The landing was excellent except for the fact that we ended up flat on the pavement. The propeller was bent, but there was not lot of other damage--just a little to the belly. After shutting everything off, the pilot and I both confirmed that in fact the gear lever was in the down position. We radioed to the FBO that we were on the runway and exited the plane. When it became apparent that there was no danger we checked the gear light and horn. The gear horn did not sound even though the light was giving an unsafe indication. This is the kind of incident that would be hard to rectify even in retrospect. The pilot was at all times in control and ahead of the aircraft. I watched him put the gear down in a timely fashion and he indicated to me later that he confirmed the gear visually with the mirror on the wing. I did not confirm the gear light and I don't know for sure that the pilot did as I was monitoring other aspects of the approach. Frankly, I think the damn thing just folded up.

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Title: GA SMA GEAR FOLDED ON LNDG OR WAS NEVER LOCKED DOWN.

Narrative: I WAS IN THE FINAL STAGES OF A BFR WITH A FRINED (PIC) WHO WAS A PRIMARY STUDENT OF MINE SOME YRS EARLIER. AFTER APPROX 1 HR OF FLYING IN WHICH THE PLT HAD SHOWN VERY GOOD CTL OF THE ACFT IN ALL FLT REGIMES AS WELL AS GOOD ATC COMS PROCS AND AIRSPACE KNOWLEDGE, WE RETURNED TO HOME BASE. IN THE PATTERN AT FTG, I REDUCED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE. THE PLT PROCEEDED TO UNDERSHOOT THE APCH AND WENT AROUND. WE DISCUSSED THE PROC FOR ENG LOSS AND I SUGGESTED THAT HE AGAIN CUT THE PWR ABEAM THE #S AND USE THE FIXED DISTANCE MARKER FOR A TARGET. HE PROCEEDED TO DO THIS. ON A BASE LEG AT APPROX 80 KTS HE LOWERED THE GEAR WHICH I CONFIRMED. THE APCH WAS NORMAL IN ALL RESPECTS UNTIL IN THE FLARE WHEN I HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN COME ON JUST AS WE TOUCHED DOWN TAIL FIRST. THE LNDG WAS EXCELLENT EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THAT WE ENDED UP FLAT ON THE PAVEMENT. THE PROP WAS BENT, BUT THERE WAS NOT LOT OF OTHER DAMAGE--JUST A LITTLE TO THE BELLY. AFTER SHUTTING EVERYTHING OFF, THE PLT AND I BOTH CONFIRMED THAT IN FACT THE GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE DOWN POS. WE RADIOED TO THE FBO THAT WE WERE ON THE RWY AND EXITED THE PLANE. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THERE WAS NO DANGER WE CHKED THE GEAR LIGHT AND HORN. THE GEAR HORN DID NOT SOUND EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT WAS GIVING AN UNSAFE INDICATION. THIS IS THE KIND OF INCIDENT THAT WOULD BE HARD TO RECTIFY EVEN IN RETROSPECT. THE PLT WAS AT ALL TIMES IN CTL AND AHEAD OF THE ACFT. I WATCHED HIM PUT THE GEAR DOWN IN A TIMELY FASHION AND HE INDICATED TO ME LATER THAT HE CONFIRMED THE GEAR VISUALLY WITH THE MIRROR ON THE WING. I DID NOT CONFIRM THE GEAR LIGHT AND I DON'T KNOW FOR SURE THAT THE PLT DID AS I WAS MONITORING OTHER ASPECTS OF THE APCH. FRANKLY, I THINK THE DAMN THING JUST FOLDED UP.

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.