What happened
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(-23) Pilot examiner stated that he was doing a checkride for a multi-engine student pilot. They were landing, runway 34, Estherville, IA (EST). They were practicing a landing over a fifty foot obstacle. On final, they were discussing the location of the obstacle. Examiner pilot stated that they pulled the power off and landed the aircraft. The aircraft landed on the belly, damaging the propellers, a belly skin and flaps. The pilot examiner stated that he did not remember hearing the landing gear warning horn after pulling off the power. He also stated that he could not remember checking for the landing gear down and locked lights. He noted that the gear handle was in the up position. Subsequent to the incident, a mechanic who inspected the aircraft stated that he found that the landing gear warning horn operation was intermittent, but the landing gear position lights operated correctly.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT EXAMINER STATED THAT HE WAS DOING A CHECKRIDE FOR A MULTI-ENGINE STUDENT PILOT. THEY WERE LANDING, RUNWAY 34, ESTHERVILLE, IA (EST). THEY WERE PRACTICING A LANDING OVER A FIFTY FOOT OBSTACLE. ON FINAL, THEY WERE DISCUSSING THE LOCATION OF THE OBSTACLE. EXAMINER PILOT STATED THAT THEY PULLED THE POWER OFF AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE BELLY, DAMAGING THE PROPELLERS, A BELLY SKIN AND FLAPS. THE PILOT EXAMINER STATED THAT HE DID NOT REMEMBER HEARING THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN AFTER PULLING OFF THE POWER. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE COULD NOT REMEMBER CHECKING FOR THE LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED LIGHTS. HE NOTED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE UP POSITION. SUBSEQUENT TO THE INCIDENT, A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT STATED THAT HE FOUND THAT THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN OPERATION WAS INTERMITTENT, BUT THE LANDING GEAR POSITION LIGHTS OPERATED CORRECTLY.
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