What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On the day of the incident, the pilot in command (applicant) was being evaluated for an instrument rating on his commercial license. While conducting a GPS approach to runway 36 at Ruston, LA, with the aircraft configured for landing, the pilot decided to execute a missed approach procedure prematurely (I.e. before reaching the desired map). At that point, the instrument examiner told the pilot to stay under the hood. The pilot replaced the hood, was observed to move the gear handle downward, and continued the approach for landing. A visual landing sequence followed but the pilot failed to visually check the gear indicator light (to ensure the gear was down and locked) and landed the airplane in the gear up configuration.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (APPLICANT) WAS BEING EVALUATED FOR AN INSTRUMENT RATING ON HIS COMMERCIAL LICENSE. WHILE CONDUCTING A GPS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 AT RUSTON, LA, WITH THE AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED FOR LANDING, THE PILOT DECIDED TO EXECUTE A MISSED APPROACH PROCEDURE PREMATURELY (I.E. BEFORE REACHING THE DESIRED MAP). AT THAT POINT, THE INSTRUMENT EXAMINER TOLD THE PILOT TO STAY UNDER THE HOOD. THE PILOT REPLACED THE HOOD, WAS OBSERVED TO MOVE THE GEAR HANDLE DOWNWARD, AND CONTINUED THE APPROACH FOR LANDING. A VISUAL LANDING SEQUENCE FOLLOWED BUT THE PILOT FAILED TO VISUALLY CHECK THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT (TO ENSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED) AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE IN THE GEAR UP CONFIGURATION.
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