PA23 instructor landed gear up at lee after being distraction by people on the runway.

Attributes
ACN	509515
Time
Date	200104
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lee.airport
State Reference	FL
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : zbpe.tracon
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-23-250 Aztec
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 79 flight time total : 644 flight time type : 145
ASRS Report	509515
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was instructing a student on simulated single engine lndgs in leesburg. The first landing we did a touch-and-go. The second time around we were performing a single engine landing. My student asked me to show him one, so I was at the controls. I turned final and said gear down, putting my hand on the gear. When I saw 2 people on the runway threshold, I asked my student if he could see what they were doing. At this time the persons kneeled down and turned towards us. We figured they must be working on runway lights. We then proceeded to land, and I forgot to verify gear down. Upon first touchdown, I then pulled up to get into ground effect and cycled the gear, but there was not enough time to get it locked down.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA23 INSTRUCTOR LANDED GEAR UP AT LEE AFTER BEING DISTR BY PEOPLE ON THE RWY.

Narrative: I WAS INSTRUCTING A STUDENT ON SIMULATED SINGLE ENG LNDGS IN LEESBURG. THE FIRST LNDG WE DID A TOUCH-AND-GO. THE SECOND TIME AROUND WE WERE PERFORMING A SINGLE ENG LNDG. MY STUDENT ASKED ME TO SHOW HIM ONE, SO I WAS AT THE CTLS. I TURNED FINAL AND SAID GEAR DOWN, PUTTING MY HAND ON THE GEAR. WHEN I SAW 2 PEOPLE ON THE RWY THRESHOLD, I ASKED MY STUDENT IF HE COULD SEE WHAT THEY WERE DOING. AT THIS TIME THE PERSONS KNEELED DOWN AND TURNED TOWARDS US. WE FIGURED THEY MUST BE WORKING ON RWY LIGHTS. WE THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND, AND I FORGOT TO VERIFY GEAR DOWN. UPON FIRST TOUCHDOWN, I THEN PULLED UP TO GET INTO GND EFFECT AND CYCLED THE GEAR, BUT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH TIME TO GET IT LOCKED DOWN.

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.