Pilot of an small aircraft sel landed gear up after an FAA inspector, administering a flight test, had given a simulated engine failure on the downwind leg of the traffic pattern at an uncontrolled airport. The reporter became overwhelmed with gliding to a successful landing that he completely forgot the landing gear.

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Attributes
ACN	369225
Time
Date	199705
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1g5
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 250 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	369225
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	observation : air carrier inspector
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During an FAA flight test, on midfield downwind, the examiner failed my engine, I had not completed my gumps check. On base, he failed my flaps and told me if there was anything wrong go around. On final, we were high in attempt to make the field. I did some s-turns. As I was about to go around, we hit, skidded off the side of the runway, no injuries. A gear up landing. My objective was to get the aircraft safely on the ground for the simulated emergency. Unfortunately, the gear slipped my mind, due to the failure of flaps, and focusing on the emergency and not the aircraft confign.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA SEL LANDED GEAR UP AFTER AN FAA INSPECTOR, ADMINISTERING A FLT TEST, HAD GIVEN A SIMULATED ENG FAILURE ON THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TFC PATTERN AT AN UNCTLED ARPT. THE RPTR BECAME OVERWHELMED WITH GLIDING TO A SUCCESSFUL LNDG THAT HE COMPLETELY FORGOT THE LNDG GEAR.

Narrative: DURING AN FAA FLT TEST, ON MIDFIELD DOWNWIND, THE EXAMINER FAILED MY ENG, I HAD NOT COMPLETED MY GUMPS CHK. ON BASE, HE FAILED MY FLAPS AND TOLD ME IF THERE WAS ANYTHING WRONG GAR. ON FINAL, WE WERE HIGH IN ATTEMPT TO MAKE THE FIELD. I DID SOME S-TURNS. AS I WAS ABOUT TO GAR, WE HIT, SKIDDED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY, NO INJURIES. A GEAR UP LNDG. MY OBJECTIVE WAS TO GET THE ACFT SAFELY ON THE GND FOR THE SIMULATED EMER. UNFORTUNATELY, THE GEAR SLIPPED MY MIND, DUE TO THE FAILURE OF FLAPS, AND FOCUSING ON THE EMER AND NOT THE ACFT CONFIGN.

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.