What happened
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On febuary 28, 2022, at Republic Airport, Farmingdale, NY, privacy data omitted landed on runway 32 with gear up while pilot was receving a multi engine commerical pilot check ride from an FAA designated pilot examinder. No injuries were reported and aircraft sustained substantial damage.
Landing gear handle was reported to be in the down position by both pilots and 30 amps landing gear motor circuit breaker was reported to be found popped according to both pilots.
According to the pilot in command he does not recall hearing the gear horn or seeing the green light. According to the FAA designated pilot examiner, he was not acting as a pilot in command and indicated that the gear handle light was not visible to him from the right seat.
Inspectors from this office performed landing gear function tests on February 28, 2022 and four gear retractions sequences on April 5, 2022. All tests performed were uneventful with normal indications and gear operated normally.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBUARY 28, 2022, AT REPUBLIC AIRPORT, FARMINGDALE, NY, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 WITH GEAR UP WHILE PILOT WAS RECEVING A MULTI ENGINE COMMERICAL PILOT CHECK RIDE FROM AN FAA DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINDER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS REPORTED TO BE IN THE DOWN POSITION BY BOTH PILOTS AND 30 AMPS LANDING GEAR MOTOR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS REPORTED TO BE FOUND POPPED ACCORDING TO BOTH PILOTS.
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND HE DOES NOT RECALL HEARING THE GEAR HORN OR SEEING THE GREEN LIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER, HE WAS NOT ACTING AS A PILOT IN COMMAND AND INDICATED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE LIGHT WAS NOT VISIBLE TO HIM FROM THE RIGHT SEAT.
INSPECTORS FROM THIS OFFICE PERFORMED LANDING GEAR FUNCTION TESTS ON FEBRUARY 28, 2022 AND FOUR GEAR RETRACTIONS SEQUENCES ON APRIL 5, 2022. ALL TESTS PERFORMED WERE UNEVENTFUL WITH NORMAL INDICATIONS AND GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY.
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