Gear up landing. - NASA ASRS

Attributes
ACN	189687
Time
Date	199109
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 2k2
State Reference	MO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ama
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 221 flight time total : 773 flight time type : 51
ASRS Report	189687
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

A student and I were on our way back to the airport after practicing single engine procedures. We were at 4200 ft AGL and I asked the student to stay at that altitude and spiral done over the numbers 17 which was the active runway. The spiral was entered and 3 turns were accomplished. At 1500 ft AGL we pulled out of the spiral northbound to turn base and final. During this whole maneuver the throttles were set at idle. Upon turning final the student realized we were a little low and elected to leave the gear up to extend our glide, which I felt was ok. At about 100 ft AGL the gear lever was pushed down to extend the gear. I realized we were a little low and concentrated on the student getting the plane over a fence by adding power and leveling the pitch. When it was time to flare I noticed the aircraft was lower than usual. I felt the wheels touch down but the aircraft just kept sinking until metal started to scrape. At this point I took the plane and pulled back on the yoke to keep the nose from skipping on the pavement and pulled the mixtures back to idle cut-off. When we came to a stop I turned the fuel off, turned the master off and tried to get to the mags but was unable because they are on the students left side. I grabbed the student by the arm and evacuated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR UP LNDG.

Narrative: A STUDENT AND I WERE ON OUR WAY BACK TO THE ARPT AFTER PRACTICING SINGLE ENG PROCS. WE WERE AT 4200 FT AGL AND I ASKED THE STUDENT TO STAY AT THAT ALT AND SPIRAL DONE OVER THE NUMBERS 17 WHICH WAS THE ACTIVE RWY. THE SPIRAL WAS ENTERED AND 3 TURNS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. AT 1500 FT AGL WE PULLED OUT OF THE SPIRAL NBOUND TO TURN BASE AND FINAL. DURING THIS WHOLE MANEUVER THE THROTTLES WERE SET AT IDLE. UPON TURNING FINAL THE STUDENT REALIZED WE WERE A LITTLE LOW AND ELECTED TO LEAVE THE GEAR UP TO EXTEND OUR GLIDE, WHICH I FELT WAS OK. AT ABOUT 100 FT AGL THE GEAR LEVER WAS PUSHED DOWN TO EXTEND THE GEAR. I REALIZED WE WERE A LITTLE LOW AND CONCENTRATED ON THE STUDENT GETTING THE PLANE OVER A FENCE BY ADDING PWR AND LEVELING THE PITCH. WHEN IT WAS TIME TO FLARE I NOTICED THE ACFT WAS LOWER THAN USUAL. I FELT THE WHEELS TOUCH DOWN BUT THE ACFT JUST KEPT SINKING UNTIL METAL STARTED TO SCRAPE. AT THIS POINT I TOOK THE PLANE AND PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO KEEP THE NOSE FROM SKIPPING ON THE PAVEMENT AND PULLED THE MIXTURES BACK TO IDLE CUT-OFF. WHEN WE CAME TO A STOP I TURNED THE FUEL OFF, TURNED THE MASTER OFF AND TRIED TO GET TO THE MAGS BUT WAS UNABLE BECAUSE THEY ARE ON THE STUDENTS L SIDE. I GRABBED THE STUDENT BY THE ARM AND EVACUATED.

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.