What happened
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On 09/23/2014, aircraft N774MF was being piloted by, airman privacy data omitted. The aircraft was being used for an air ambulance operation with one patient, two crew and one pilot onboard. The aircraft attempted to land on runway 28R at the Oakland international airport. The weather conditions called for an ILS approach. During the approach the pilot had issues with the settings on the ILS indicator and the low lighting on the airfield. He was able to address the issues with the ILS indicator and the airport low lighting became not an issue as he became able to view the runway. According to the pilot these distractions lead to him failing to verify the landing gear was down and locked. He cannot recall if the landing gear lever was moved to the down position, but he admits the landing gear position indicators were not verified prior to landing. Upon touch-down it was apparent to the pilot and crew the landing gear was not down. The aircraft skidded to a stop without injury to persons onboard or on the ground. The pilot reported he did not hear a warning horn.
As the FAA filed it
ON 09/23/2014, AIRCRAFT N774MF WAS BEING PILOTED BY, AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED FOR AN AIR AMBULANCE OPERATION WITH ONE PATIENT, TWO CREW AND ONE PILOT ONBOARD. THE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 28R AT THE OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS CALLED FOR AN ILS APPROACH. DURING THE APPROACH THE PILOT HAD ISSUES WITH THE SETTINGS ON THE ILS INDICATOR AND THE LOW LIGHTING ON THE AIRFIELD. HE WAS ABLE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES WITH THE ILS INDICATOR AND THE AIRPORT LOW LIGHTING BECAME NOT AN ISSUE AS HE BECAME ABLE TO VIEW THE RUNWAY. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THESE DISTRACTIONS LEAD TO HIM FAILING TO VERIFY THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. HE CANNOT RECALL IF THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS MOVED TO THE DOWN POSITION, BUT HE ADMITS THE LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATORS WERE NOT VERIFIED PRIOR TO LANDING. UPON TOUCH-DOWN IT WAS APPARENT TO THE PILOT AND CREW THE LANDING GEAR WAS NOT DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP WITHOUT INJURY TO PERSONS ONBOARD OR ON THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED HE DID NOT HEAR A WARNING HORN.
NTSB investigation
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