Atx pilot on FAA chkride with simulated engine out, lands gear up.

Attributes
ACN	210068
Time
Date	199205
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vtn
State Reference	NE
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 Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	210068
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During FAA chkride, all airwork was accomplished returned to airport accomplished 1 takeoff and landing and returned for next landing. Examiner asked for simulated single engine no flap landing on 2800 ft runway. On base leg, examiner asked applicant what he would do to get gear down with left engine shut down, applicant demonstrated us of hand pump. Examiner instructed him to stow handle as engine was set at zero thrust it should pump gear down. The gear handle was put in the down position 1/4 mi from the end of the runway, no gear warning horn was heard or no warning lights were observed, applicant failed to check for 3 green down lights and the examiner failed to look for green lights also. Upon contact with the runway, the aircraft continued to settle until contact with runway was made with both propellers. Chain of events that simulation lead to distraction because of short runway and failure of warning horn and lights.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX PLT ON FAA CHKRIDE WITH SIMULATED ENG OUT, LANDS GEAR UP.

Narrative: DURING FAA CHKRIDE, ALL AIRWORK WAS ACCOMPLISHED RETURNED TO ARPT ACCOMPLISHED 1 TKOF AND LNDG AND RETURNED FOR NEXT LNDG. EXAMINER ASKED FOR SIMULATED SINGLE ENG NO FLAP LNDG ON 2800 FT RWY. ON BASE LEG, EXAMINER ASKED APPLICANT WHAT HE WOULD DO TO GET GEAR DOWN WITH L ENG SHUT DOWN, APPLICANT DEMONSTRATED US OF HAND PUMP. EXAMINER INSTRUCTED HIM TO STOW HANDLE AS ENG WAS SET AT ZERO THRUST IT SHOULD PUMP GEAR DOWN. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS PUT IN THE DOWN POS 1/4 MI FROM THE END OF THE RWY, NO GEAR WARNING HORN WAS HEARD OR NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE OBSERVED, APPLICANT FAILED TO CHK FOR 3 GREEN DOWN LIGHTS AND THE EXAMINER FAILED TO LOOK FOR GREEN LIGHTS ALSO. UPON CONTACT WITH THE RWY, THE ACFT CONTINUED TO SETTLE UNTIL CONTACT WITH RWY WAS MADE WITH BOTH PROPS. CHAIN OF EVENTS THAT SIMULATION LEAD TO DISTR BECAUSE OF SHORT RWY AND FAILURE OF WARNING HORN AND LIGHTS.

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.