What happened
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(-23) On October 3, 2005, at approximately 11:15 MDT, a Piper PA-28R-200 landed on runway 22 with the landing gear retracted at the Double Eagle airport, Albuquerque, NM. According to the certified flight instructor and his private pilot rated student (pilot in command), they were practicing takeoffs and landings in preparation for the students upcoming flight test. On the 6th landing of the lesson, the flight instructor stated that he never recalled hearing the landing gear warning horn when engine power was retarded. The flight instructor stated that they became fixated with making the landing approach and failed to confirm that the landing gear was in the down position prior to landing. Aircraft damage was contained to propeller, wing flaps and of the lower fuselage as a result. There was no post incident fire or injuries to the instructor and student. Post incident inspection of the aircraft revealed no abnormalities associated with the landing gear system. Furthermore, review of aircraft maintenance records revealed no abnormalities related to the operation of the aircraft. Weather conditions at the time of the incident were VFR.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON OCTOBER 3, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 11:15 MDT, A PIPER PA-28R-200 LANDED ON RUNWAY 22 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED AT THE DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT, ALBUQUERQUE, NM. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HIS PRIVATE PILOT RATED STUDENT (PILOT IN COMMAND), THEY WERE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN PREPARATION FOR THE STUDENTS UPCOMING FLIGHT TEST. ON THE 6TH LANDING OF THE LESSON, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE NEVER RECALLED HEARING THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN WHEN ENGINE POWER WAS RETARDED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THEY BECAME FIXATED WITH MAKING THE LANDING APPROACH AND FAILED TO CONFIRM THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION PRIOR TO LANDING. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS CONTAINED TO PROPELLER, WING FLAPS AND OF THE LOWER FUSELAGE AS A RESULT. THERE WAS NO POST INCIDENT FIRE OR INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT. POST INCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM. FURTHERMORE, REVIEW OF AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES RELATED TO THE OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WERE VFR.
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