What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The flight instructor and private pilot with complex endorsement were practicing power-off 180° accuracy landings in preparation for the commercial pilot checkride when the aircraft landed without the landing gear extended. The private pilot was on the controls for the maneuver, which had only been attempted two times previously. While on short approach, another aircraft departed in front of the incident aircraft. The private pilot was momentarily distracted by this to ensure spacing was adequate. Beyond that, the private pilot was concentrating on airspeed management and making the planned landing zone. The private pilot neglected to complete the before landing checklist due to task saturation. The private pilot noticed that the aircraft was holding more speed than normal. The private pilot had 62 hours in the make and model. The CFI was focusing on traffic entering the pattern and instructed the private pilot to complete the before landing checklist while on downwind. The private pilot confirmed that he would. The CFI glanced inside the cockpit and thought that the johnson bar was in the vertical position (gear down) and the gear light indicated down and locked. The CFI stated that the private pilot missed the touchdown zone by approximately 1,000’. Neither pilot called for a go-around due to being past the touchdown zone. The CFI had 11 hours in the make and model and 13.8 hours in retractable gear aircraft.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE PILOT WITH COMPLEX ENDORSEMENT WERE PRACTICING POWER-OFF 180° ACCURACY LANDINGS IN PREPARATION FOR THE COMMERCIAL PILOT CHECKRIDE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT THE LANDING GEAR EXTENDED. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS ON THE CONTROLS FOR THE MANEUVER, WHICH HAD ONLY BEEN ATTEMPTED TWO TIMES PREVIOUSLY. WHILE ON SHORT APPROACH, ANOTHER AIRCRAFT DEPARTED IN FRONT OF THE INCIDENT AIRCRAFT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS MOMENTARILY DISTRACTED BY THIS TO ENSURE SPACING WAS ADEQUATE. BEYOND THAT, THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS CONCENTRATING ON AIRSPEED MANAGEMENT AND MAKING THE PLANNED LANDING ZONE. THE PRIVATE PILOT NEGLECTED TO COMPLETE THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST DUE TO TASK SATURATION. THE PRIVATE PILOT NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS HOLDING MORE SPEED THAN NORMAL. THE PRIVATE PILOT HAD 62 HOURS IN THE MAKE AND MODEL. THE CFI WAS FOCUSING ON TRAFFIC ENTERING THE PATTERN AND INSTRUCTED THE PRIVATE PILOT TO COMPLETE THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST WHILE ON DOWNWIND. THE PRIVATE PILOT CONFIRMED THAT HE WOULD. THE CFI GLANCED INSIDE THE COCKPIT AND THOUGHT THAT THE JOHNSON BAR WAS IN THE VERTICAL POSITION (GEAR DOWN) AND THE GEAR LIGHT INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. THE CFI STATED THAT THE PRIVATE PILOT MISSED THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE BY APPROXIMATELY 1,000’. NEITHER PILOT CALLED FOR A GO-AROUND DUE TO BEING PAST THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE. THE CFI HAD 11 HOURS IN THE MAKE AND MODEL AND 13.8 HOURS IN RETRACTABLE GEAR AIRCRAFT.