A C172RG lands gear up during a simulated engine out maneuver at hyi, tx.

Attributes
ACN	400559
Time
Date	199804
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hyi
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 2 flight time total : 220 flight time type : 55
ASRS Report	400559
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Prior to this event, I had not flown for 8 months. I scheduled with my instructor to go up and work on my BFR skills. He suggested that we take a complex C172 with retractable gear so that we could also work toward my complex aircraft signoff and learn retractable gear. (I had never flown a retractable gear airplane.) the day arrived and after taking off, we flew many maneuvers before he gave me a simulated engine out landing, off field. On the descent I went through the emergency procedures but totally forgot to extend the landing gear. As we neared the ground, my instructor, who had noticed the error, waited to see if I would correct the omission. When I did not he called 'my airplane,' took over the controls, and much to my shock and embarrassment, lowered the gear. Even with the warning horn sounding, I had not noticed. We continued training and I made 2 lndgs at a nearby airport remembering to put the gear down. While on downwind for the third landing, my instructor gave me another simulated engine out landing. Making it to the approach end off the runway was somewhat in question. I went through emergency procedures and flew the plane to the runway proficiently, where I promptly landed without landing gear. The touchdown was soft and we skidded uneventfully to a stop. Minor damage to the skin of the aircraft was the result. We were both in disbelief that we had landed without the landing gear despite the warning horn. Of course the horn had been sounding from the moment of power reduction and we had both been distraction with the simulated emergency.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172RG LANDS GEAR UP DURING A SIMULATED ENG OUT MANEUVER AT HYI, TX.

Narrative: PRIOR TO THIS EVENT, I HAD NOT FLOWN FOR 8 MONTHS. I SCHEDULED WITH MY INSTRUCTOR TO GO UP AND WORK ON MY BFR SKILLS. HE SUGGESTED THAT WE TAKE A COMPLEX C172 WITH RETRACTABLE GEAR SO THAT WE COULD ALSO WORK TOWARD MY COMPLEX ACFT SIGNOFF AND LEARN RETRACTABLE GEAR. (I HAD NEVER FLOWN A RETRACTABLE GEAR AIRPLANE.) THE DAY ARRIVED AND AFTER TAKING OFF, WE FLEW MANY MANEUVERS BEFORE HE GAVE ME A SIMULATED ENG OUT LNDG, OFF FIELD. ON THE DSCNT I WENT THROUGH THE EMER PROCS BUT TOTALLY FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LNDG GEAR. AS WE NEARED THE GND, MY INSTRUCTOR, WHO HAD NOTICED THE ERROR, WAITED TO SEE IF I WOULD CORRECT THE OMISSION. WHEN I DID NOT HE CALLED 'MY AIRPLANE,' TOOK OVER THE CTLS, AND MUCH TO MY SHOCK AND EMBARRASSMENT, LOWERED THE GEAR. EVEN WITH THE WARNING HORN SOUNDING, I HAD NOT NOTICED. WE CONTINUED TRAINING AND I MADE 2 LNDGS AT A NEARBY ARPT REMEMBERING TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. WHILE ON DOWNWIND FOR THE THIRD LNDG, MY INSTRUCTOR GAVE ME ANOTHER SIMULATED ENG OUT LNDG. MAKING IT TO THE APCH END OFF THE RWY WAS SOMEWHAT IN QUESTION. I WENT THROUGH EMER PROCS AND FLEW THE PLANE TO THE RWY PROFICIENTLY, WHERE I PROMPTLY LANDED WITHOUT LNDG GEAR. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS SOFT AND WE SKIDDED UNEVENTFULLY TO A STOP. MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SKIN OF THE ACFT WAS THE RESULT. WE WERE BOTH IN DISBELIEF THAT WE HAD LANDED WITHOUT THE LNDG GEAR DESPITE THE WARNING HORN. OF COURSE THE HORN HAD BEEN SOUNDING FROM THE MOMENT OF PWR REDUCTION AND WE HAD BOTH BEEN DISTR WITH THE SIMULATED EMER.

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.