What happened
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During a local personal training flight, the pilot completed an instrument approach at fmm and then subsequent VFR manuevers enroute to cfo. The aircraft being flown has a system that will automatically lower the landing gear at slow speeds. This system was a nuiscance during the VFR manuevers being conducted. The aircraft has an override system that keeps the gear retracted during manuevers. The pilot decided to disengage the automatic gear down system but did not reengage once the VFR manuevers were complete. After completing the training flight, the pilot flew back to cfo for runway 26. During the approach to landing the pilot lowered the landing gear lever while simultaneously searching for traffic. The before landing checklist was completed, but the pilot did not notice that the landing gear lights were not indicating that the gear was down and locked. The pilot did a "last chance" landing check on final to runway 26, but still did not recognize the landing gear lights were not illuminated. The aircraft was landed on rwy 26 with the gear up and subsequently slid off the right side of the runway striking a runway edge light.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A LOCAL PERSONAL TRAINING FLIGHT, THE PILOT COMPLETED AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH AT FMM AND THEN SUBSEQUENT VFR MANUEVERS ENROUTE TO CFO. THE AIRCRAFT BEING FLOWN HAS A SYSTEM THAT WILL AUTOMATICALLY LOWER THE LANDING GEAR AT SLOW SPEEDS. THIS SYSTEM WAS A NUISCANCE DURING THE VFR MANUEVERS BEING CONDUCTED. THE AIRCRAFT HAS AN OVERRIDE SYSTEM THAT KEEPS THE GEAR RETRACTED DURING MANUEVERS. THE PILOT DECIDED TO DISENGAGE THE AUTOMATIC GEAR DOWN SYSTEM BUT DID NOT REENGAGE ONCE THE VFR MANUEVERS WERE COMPLETE. AFTER COMPLETING THE TRAINING FLIGHT, THE PILOT FLEW BACK TO CFO FOR RUNWAY 26. DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING THE PILOT LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SEARCHING FOR TRAFFIC. THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST WAS COMPLETED, BUT THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS WERE NOT INDICATING THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED. THE PILOT DID A "LAST CHANCE" LANDING CHECK ON FINAL TO RUNWAY 26, BUT STILL DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE LANDING GEAR LIGHTS WERE NOT ILLUMINATED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED ON RWY 26 WITH THE GEAR UP AND SUBSEQUENTLY SLID OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT.
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