What happened
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(-23) Pilot stated he just forgot to put the gear down. He was wearing a set of boise handsets and that is why he did not hear the warning horn that the gear was not down. (-23 amendment) the aircraft landed with its landing gear retracted causing minor damage and no injuries. The pilot reported that he forgot to lower the landing gear and stated that he did not hear the warning horn due to his use of bose noise cancelling headsets. Investigations determined that the audio systems of this aircraft were not required to have inputs from the landing gear warning systems. The iic counselled the pilot on the importance of using checklists and following standard operating procedures.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT STATED HE JUST FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN. HE WAS WEARING A SET OF BOISE HANDSETS AND THAT IS WHY HE DID NOT HEAR THE WARNING HORN THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH ITS LANDING GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AND STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR THE WARNING HORN DUE TO HIS USE OF BOSE NOISE CANCELLING HEADSETS. INVESTIGATIONS DETERMINED THAT THE AUDIO SYSTEMS OF THIS AIRCRAFT WERE NOT REQUIRED TO HAVE INPUTS FROM THE LANDING GEAR WARNING SYSTEMS. THE IIC COUNSELLED THE PILOT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF USING CHECKLISTS AND FOLLOWING STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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