What happened
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Aircraft recently sold. Pilot (PIC) and mechanic came up to Alaska to retrieve the aircraft. PIC required 2 hour checkout for insurance. CFI stated they had 2 hours sleep the night before, then rode from phoenix to Anchorage on an airliner, went to the school upon arriving, leaving them with inadequate rest and somewhat fatigued. PIC went to school to buy an intercom box as their aircraft did not have one. The PIC asked if the certified flight instructor (CFI) could provide the necessary training to meet the insurance. The CFI stated they did 3 touch and go's and the CFI said they observed the gear lights acting abnormally, so rather than departing the pattern, they elected to do one more circuit in the pattern at which time they failed to lower the landing gear. The CFI and PIC both stated in separate phone calls they did not hear any kind of aural warnings. In a written statement the CFI took full responsibility for the accident, stating they did not provide oversite on check list usage, and stated they failed to apply the "imsafe" checklist and felt that insufficient rest and fatigue were causal factors as well as complacency.
As the FAA filed it
AIRCRAFT RECENTLY SOLD. PILOT (PIC) AND MECHANIC CAME UP TO ALASKA TO RETRIEVE THE AIRCRAFT. PIC REQUIRED 2 HOUR CHECKOUT FOR INSURANCE. CFI STATED THEY HAD 2 HOURS SLEEP THE NIGHT BEFORE, THEN RODE FROM PHOENIX TO ANCHORAGE ON AN AIRLINER, WENT TO THE SCHOOL UPON ARRIVING, LEAVING THEM WITH INADEQUATE REST AND SOMEWHAT FATIGUED. PIC WENT TO SCHOOL TO BUY AN INTERCOM BOX AS THEIR AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ONE. THE PIC ASKED IF THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) COULD PROVIDE THE NECESSARY TRAINING TO MEET THE INSURANCE. THE CFI STATED THEY DID 3 TOUCH AND GO'S AND THE CFI SAID THEY OBSERVED THE GEAR LIGHTS ACTING ABNORMALLY, SO RATHER THAN DEPARTING THE PATTERN, THEY ELECTED TO DO ONE MORE CIRCUIT IN THE PATTERN AT WHICH TIME THEY FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR. THE CFI AND PIC BOTH STATED IN SEPARATE PHONE CALLS THEY DID NOT HEAR ANY KIND OF AURAL WARNINGS. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT THE CFI TOOK FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCIDENT, STATING THEY DID NOT PROVIDE OVERSITE ON CHECK LIST USAGE, AND STATED THEY FAILED TO APPLY THE "IMSAFE" CHECKLIST AND FELT THAT INSUFFICIENT REST AND FATIGUE WERE CAUSAL FACTORS AS WELL AS COMPLACENCY.
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