What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Aircraft landed without the landing gear extended while flying a pilot certification test with an FAA designated pilot examiner aboard. Both pilots stated that they confirmed the landing gear was down and locked while on final to this landing. However, the gear was retracted prior to touchdown. Turbulence and other aircraft traffic in the near vicinity of the airport were considered factors which caused neither pilot to re-confirm the gear down and locked just prior to touchdown. Both speculated that the turbulence caused the pilot/applicant to inadvertantly bump the switch after placing it down, causing it to be moved to the up position. The gear warning horn did not function. It was later determined that a microswitch in the throttle quadrant was slightly out of adjustment, so worked intermittently when the throttle was moved slightly to the side instead of forward/back. The examiner disapproved the application for the certificate (CFI), and the examiner was satisfactorily re-examined by slc FSDO inspectors for his destination. privacy data omitted privacy data omitted airworthiness inspectors in the denver FSDO continue the investigation into this equipment for compliance; however, no indication exists at this time that its presence caused, or contributed to, this incident. The examiner's reexamination and the requirement for the applicant to be re-tested for the certifcation closes this case regarding flight operations.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED WHILE FLYING A PILOT CERTIFICATION TEST WITH AN FAA DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER ABOARD. BOTH PILOTS STATED THAT THEY CONFIRMED THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED WHILE ON FINAL TO THIS LANDING. HOWEVER, THE GEAR WAS RETRACTED PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. TURBULENCE AND OTHER AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC IN THE NEAR VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT WERE CONSIDERED FACTORS WHICH CAUSED NEITHER PILOT TO RE-CONFIRM THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. BOTH SPECULATED THAT THE TURBULENCE CAUSED THE PILOT/APPLICANT TO INADVERTANTLY BUMP THE SWITCH AFTER PLACING IT DOWN, CAUSING IT TO BE MOVED TO THE UP POSITION. THE GEAR WARNING HORN DID NOT FUNCTION. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT A MICROSWITCH IN THE THROTTLE QUADRANT WAS SLIGHTLY OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, SO WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE THROTTLE WAS MOVED SLIGHTLY TO THE SIDE INSTEAD OF FORWARD/BACK. THE EXAMINER DISAPPROVED THE APPLICATION FOR THE CERTIFICATE (CFI), AND THE EXAMINER WAS SATISFACTORILY RE-EXAMINED BY SLC FSDO INSPECTORS FOR HIS DESTINATION. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS IN THE DENVER FSDO CONTINUE THE INVESTIGATION INTO THIS EQUIPMENT FOR COMPLIANCE; HOWEVER, NO INDICATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME THAT ITS PRESENCE CAUSED, OR CONTRIBUTED TO, THIS INCIDENT. THE EXAMINER'S REEXAMINATION AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE APPLICANT TO BE RE-TESTED FOR THE CERTIFCATION CLOSES THIS CASE REGARDING FLIGHT OPERATIONS.