What happened
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(-23) On August 26th, 2005, at 12:40 CDT, a Cessna CE-172RG, N9795B, landed at the Arkadelphia airport (M89), Arkadelphia, Arkansas, without having extended the landing gear. The two occupants, a certified flight instructor and private pilot (commercial student), did not sustain any injuries, and the airplane sustained minor damage. The henderson university aviation program was operating the aircraft as an instructional flight under 14 CFR part 141. The flight originated at the Arkadelphia airport at approximately 12:00 CDT. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The private pilot (commercial student) was receiving instruction on simulated engine failures at altitude. The pilot stated this was his 3rd power off landing in a row and he was distracted with the maneuver. He did not complete the final "gumps" before landing check and forgot to extend the landing gear. The CFI realized the gear was not extended immediately before touchdown at which point he took control of the aircraft in an effort to minimize the damage upon landing.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON AUGUST 26TH, 2005, AT 12:40 CDT, A CESSNA CE-172RG, N9795B, LANDED AT THE ARKADELPHIA AIRPORT (M89), ARKADELPHIA, ARKANSAS, WITHOUT HAVING EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR. THE TWO OCCUPANTS, A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT (COMMERCIAL STUDENT), DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE HENDERSON UNIVERSITY AVIATION PROGRAM WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 141. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE ARKADELPHIA AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 12:00 CDT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE PILOT (COMMERCIAL STUDENT) WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION ON SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURES AT ALTITUDE. THE PILOT STATED THIS WAS HIS 3RD POWER OFF LANDING IN A ROW AND HE WAS DISTRACTED WITH THE MANEUVER. HE DID NOT COMPLETE THE FINAL "GUMPS" BEFORE LANDING CHECK AND FORGOT TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR. THE CFI REALIZED THE GEAR WAS NOT EXTENDED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE TOUCHDOWN AT WHICH POINT HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT IN AN EFFORT TO MINIMIZE THE DAMAGE UPON LANDING.
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