During the in-flight portion of a flight review, the Private pilot, who did not have a current flight review at the time of the accident, forgot to extend the landing gear during a practice soft-field landing. The flight instructor giving the flight review was aware the pilot had not put the landing gear down and, while the aircraft was on final approach, told the pilot multiple times to execute a go-around. The pilot, who said he did not hear the command to go around, landed the aircraft with the gear up. The flight instructor thought the pilot had heard him, and was going to do a go-around, and therefore did not take remedial action. The pilot did not use a checklist.
September 7, 2006, Shelton, Wash. / Cessna 182RG
Key Takeaways:
- A Private pilot undergoing a flight review executed a gear-up landing during a practice soft-field landing, having forgotten to extend the landing gear and failing to use a checklist.
- The flight instructor, aware of the unextended gear, repeatedly told the pilot to execute a go-around, but the pilot claimed not to hear the commands.
- The instructor did not take remedial action, assuming the pilot had heard and would comply, which contributed to the gear-up landing.
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