What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Flight originated from portland international (kpdx), at approximately 0750, en route to Rogue valley international ? Medford (kmfr), on a revenue, cargo only flight. The pilot in command (pilot not flying), a company check-pilot, was conducting a company flight check of a new pilot (pilot flying), who was in the left seat during the flight.
Upon approach to kmfr, the aircraft was cleared to land runway 32. The pilot flying requested a straight-in approach to runway 14 instead, which was subsequently cleared by ATC. Both pilots stated their initial altitude was too high for a straight in approach to 14 and decided to conduct a no-flap landing in an effort to rapidly reduce altitude. Wind was light and visibility clear at kmfr.
Pilot silenced the gear horn on approach due to the flap up setting and operation above gear down speed.
The pilot flying, under observation of the pilot in command, conducted the ameriflight abbreviated abnormal procedures check list, however, both pilots failed to conduct the normal before landing check, and did not notice that the MLG control was in the up position and that MLG position indicator lights were not green.
Additionally, both pilots stated they failed to conduct the 1000 foot call out, which includes final approach check of landing gear position, speed and power settings.
With the landing gear in the up position and the gear horn silenced, the aircraft touched down at kmfr, sliding on the cargo-pod, coming to rest on the runway. The aircraft sustained minor damage to the cargo pod, props, and engine gear boxes.
A review of ameriflight abbreviated abnormal procedures checklist revealed the zero flap landing procedures does not contain a gear down check. Both pilots stated they had adequate rest prior to the flight, with 5-7 hours of sleep each.
As the FAA filed it
FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PORTLAND INTERNATIONAL (KPDX), AT APPROXIMATELY 0750, EN ROUTE TO ROGUE VALLEY INTERNATIONAL ? MEDFORD (KMFR), ON A REVENUE, CARGO ONLY FLIGHT. THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PILOT NOT FLYING), A COMPANY CHECK-PILOT, WAS CONDUCTING A COMPANY FLIGHT CHECK OF A NEW PILOT (PILOT FLYING), WHO WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT DURING THE FLIGHT.
UPON APPROACH TO KMFR, THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 32. THE PILOT FLYING REQUESTED A STRAIGHT-IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 14 INSTEAD, WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY CLEARED BY ATC. BOTH PILOTS STATED THEIR INITIAL ALTITUDE WAS TOO HIGH FOR A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO 14 AND DECIDED TO CONDUCT A NO-FLAP LANDING IN AN EFFORT TO RAPIDLY REDUCE ALTITUDE. WIND WAS LIGHT AND VISIBILITY CLEAR AT KMFR.
PILOT SILENCED THE GEAR HORN ON APPROACH DUE TO THE FLAP UP SETTING AND OPERATION ABOVE GEAR DOWN SPEED.
THE PILOT FLYING, UNDER OBSERVATION OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND, CONDUCTED THE AMERIFLIGHT ABBREVIATED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES CHECK LIST, HOWEVER, BOTH PILOTS FAILED TO CONDUCT THE NORMAL BEFORE LANDING CHECK, AND DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE MLG CONTROL WAS IN THE UP POSITION AND THAT MLG POSITION INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE NOT GREEN.
ADDITIONALLY, BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY FAILED TO CONDUCT THE 1000 FOOT CALL OUT, WHICH INCLUDES FINAL APPROACH CHECK OF LANDING GEAR POSITION, SPEED AND POWER SETTINGS.
WITH THE LANDING GEAR IN THE UP POSITION AND THE GEAR HORN SILENCED, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT KMFR, SLIDING ON THE CARGO-POD, COMING TO REST ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE CARGO POD, PROPS, AND ENGINE GEAR BOXES.
A REVIEW OF AMERIFLIGHT ABBREVIATED ABNORMAL PROCEDURES CHECKLIST REVEALED THE ZERO FLAP LANDING PROCEDURES DOES NOT CONTAIN A GEAR DOWN CHECK. BOTH PILOTS STATED THEY HAD ADEQUATE REST PRIOR TO THE FLIGHT, WITH 5-7 HOURS OF SLEEP EACH.