Incident Overview
During a Joint Aviation Authority (JAA) commercial pilot checkride, the aircraft was landed with the landing gear in the fully retracted position. The student pilot reported that she verbally completed the landing checklist and "failed to see that there were not 3 green lights." The JAA flight examiner stated, "I did not check the 3 green lights myself."
Post-Event Examination
After the landing, the airplane was hoisted off the ground. When the landing gear selector handle was placed in the gear-down position, the landing gear extended without any anomalies. Examination of the landing gear system revealed no anomalies that could be associated with a pre-impact condition.
Findings
The aircraft's landing gear system was found to be fully functional post-event. The student pilot acknowledged that she did not verify the illumination of the three green indicator lights before landing, and the flight examiner did not independently verify the gear-down indication.