What happened
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During a practice power off approach to runway 24 at kfok the airman explained that he forgot to put the gear down prior to commencing the approach. The attention required for the practice manuver as well as his desensitization from always hearing the gear horn during practice manuvers for his commercial pilot certificate meant that he was not alarmed by hearing the horn during this approach. It was only when entering the flare did he notice he was too fast and by the time he realized the gear wasnt down it was too late. The airmans has full situational awareness of the event as it occured and has already begun recurrent training with his CFI to move past the event. The CFI explained this type of event is very unlike his student who is a very skilled pilot and they will learn as much as they can from it and go forward with a strict training regime while he prepares for his commercial practical test. Counseling with the airman is sufficent to bring this airman back into compliance.
Inspecting the aircraft after the incident, found the following. The propeller was damaged at both tips and removed, bottom skin and structure had minor damaged, the aircraft step located aft of the right flap was damaged, lower antenna was sheared, exhausted pipes edge were slightly bent.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A PRACTICE POWER OFF APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 AT KFOK THE AIRMAN EXPLAINED THAT HE FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN PRIOR TO COMMENCING THE APPROACH. THE ATTENTION REQUIRED FOR THE PRACTICE MANUVER AS WELL AS HIS DESENSITIZATION FROM ALWAYS HEARING THE GEAR HORN DURING PRACTICE MANUVERS FOR HIS COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE MEANT THAT HE WAS NOT ALARMED BY HEARING THE HORN DURING THIS APPROACH. IT WAS ONLY WHEN ENTERING THE FLARE DID HE NOTICE HE WAS TOO FAST AND BY THE TIME HE REALIZED THE GEAR WASNT DOWN IT WAS TOO LATE. THE AIRMANS HAS FULL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF THE EVENT AS IT OCCURED AND HAS ALREADY BEGUN RECURRENT TRAINING WITH HIS CFI TO MOVE PAST THE EVENT. THE CFI EXPLAINED THIS TYPE OF EVENT IS VERY UNLIKE HIS STUDENT WHO IS A VERY SKILLED PILOT AND THEY WILL LEARN AS MUCH AS THEY CAN FROM IT AND GO FORWARD WITH A STRICT TRAINING REGIME WHILE HE PREPARES FOR HIS COMMERCIAL PRACTICAL TEST. COUNSELING WITH THE AIRMAN IS SUFFICENT TO BRING THIS AIRMAN BACK INTO COMPLIANCE.
INSPECTING THE AIRCRAFT AFTER THE INCIDENT, FOUND THE FOLLOWING. THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED AT BOTH TIPS AND REMOVED, BOTTOM SKIN AND STRUCTURE HAD MINOR DAMAGED, THE AIRCRAFT STEP LOCATED AFT OF THE RIGHT FLAP WAS DAMAGED, LOWER ANTENNA WAS SHEARED, EXHAUSTED PIPES EDGE WERE SLIGHTLY BENT.
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