<< >> NASA ASRS Report 335627, May 1996

During training practice, with an instructor, trainee accidentally landed gear up causing minor damage to the aircraft only.

Attributes
ACN	335627
Time
Date	199605
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 3ar
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee Arrow IV
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 292 flight time type : 35
ASRS Report	335627
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was involved in a gear-up landing in may/xx/96. It was during a chkout ride in a piper arrow. The flight instructor, PIC, was instructing me to do maneuvers in a practice area near the airport. When the maneuvers were done to her likings, we entered the traffic pattern and she told me to do a normal landing. This landing went fine. We took off again and she told me to do a soft field landing. Just before turning base, I reached to put the gear down. She questioned me why I put it down there. So there was a bit of confusion regarding the gear. During the process of discussing when the gear should be put down, it never got put down. We did not notice this, there was no gear horn and we landed gear up. The chkout flight was for the purpose of determining if I was competent of flying that aircraft from the right seat for possible CFI training.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DURING TRAINING PRACTICE, WITH AN INSTRUCTOR, TRAINEE ACCIDENTALLY LANDED GEAR UP CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT ONLY.

Narrative: I WAS INVOLVED IN A GEAR-UP LNDG IN MAY/XX/96. IT WAS DURING A CHKOUT RIDE IN A PIPER ARROW. THE FLT INSTRUCTOR, PIC, WAS INSTRUCTING ME TO DO MANEUVERS IN A PRACTICE AREA NEAR THE ARPT. WHEN THE MANEUVERS WERE DONE TO HER LIKINGS, WE ENTERED THE TFC PATTERN AND SHE TOLD ME TO DO A NORMAL LNDG. THIS LNDG WENT FINE. WE TOOK OFF AGAIN AND SHE TOLD ME TO DO A SOFT FIELD LNDG. JUST BEFORE TURNING BASE, I REACHED TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. SHE QUESTIONED ME WHY I PUT IT DOWN THERE. SO THERE WAS A BIT OF CONFUSION REGARDING THE GEAR. DURING THE PROCESS OF DISCUSSING WHEN THE GEAR SHOULD BE PUT DOWN, IT NEVER GOT PUT DOWN. WE DID NOT NOTICE THIS, THERE WAS NO GEAR HORN AND WE LANDED GEAR UP. THE CHKOUT FLT WAS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING IF I WAS COMPETENT OF FLYING THAT ACFT FROM THE R SEAT FOR POSSIBLE CFI TRAINING.

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.