What happened
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While conducting a local training flight with a flight instructor and a primary (student) pilot on board, the aircraft was landed with the landing gear in the up position. The flight originated at the corona, CA. Airport (ajo) where the instructor was having the student perform short field take-offs and landings. Once those tasks were completed, the aircraft departed to Chino, CA. Airport (cno) for additional training.
The normal routine from ajo is to enter left downwind for runways 26L at cno. However, this day, the aircraft was instructed to enter left base. While on base leg, traffic was pointed out to the instructor and student. The instructor told the student to configure the aircraft for landing and that he would look for traffic. As the aircraft was turning toward final, additional traffic on 26R was called out by ATC.
With the instructor attention outside looking for traffic, the student was instructed the task of flying the aircraft and completing the before landing checklist. With the out of normal traffic pattern entry, the crowed traffic pattern, busy radio communications, and the instructor?s attention diverted outside the aircraft, the student pilot failed to deploy the landing gear and run the gumps checklist.
The instructor also states that once on final he did check the landing gear lights, but glare from sun must have made the lights appear be illuminated green. Additionally, the student and flight instructor have indicated that the gear horn did not sound as designed.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE CONDUCTING A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A PRIMARY (STUDENT) PILOT ON BOARD, THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CORONA, CA. AIRPORT (AJO) WHERE THE INSTRUCTOR WAS HAVING THE STUDENT PERFORM SHORT FIELD TAKE-OFFS AND LANDINGS. ONCE THOSE TASKS WERE COMPLETED, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TO CHINO, CA. AIRPORT (CNO) FOR ADDITIONAL TRAINING.
THE NORMAL ROUTINE FROM AJO IS TO ENTER LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAYS 26L AT CNO. HOWEVER, THIS DAY, THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSTRUCTED TO ENTER LEFT BASE. WHILE ON BASE LEG, TRAFFIC WAS POINTED OUT TO THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT. THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO CONFIGURE THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING AND THAT HE WOULD LOOK FOR TRAFFIC. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNING TOWARD FINAL, ADDITIONAL TRAFFIC ON 26R WAS CALLED OUT BY ATC.
WITH THE INSTRUCTOR ATTENTION OUTSIDE LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC, THE STUDENT WAS INSTRUCTED THE TASK OF FLYING THE AIRCRAFT AND COMPLETING THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST. WITH THE OUT OF NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN ENTRY, THE CROWED TRAFFIC PATTERN, BUSY RADIO COMMUNICATIONS, AND THE INSTRUCTOR?S ATTENTION DIVERTED OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT, THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO DEPLOY THE LANDING GEAR AND RUN THE GUMPS CHECKLIST.
THE INSTRUCTOR ALSO STATES THAT ONCE ON FINAL HE DID CHECK THE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS, BUT GLARE FROM SUN MUST HAVE MADE THE LIGHTS APPEAR BE ILLUMINATED GREEN. ADDITIONALLY, THE STUDENT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR HAVE INDICATED THAT THE GEAR HORN DID NOT SOUND AS DESIGNED.
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