Accident Overview
An instructional flight was conducting stop-and-go takeoffs and landings when a gear-up landing occurred. On the final approach, the pilot under instruction did not lower the landing gear handle. The instructor pilot failed to observe that the landing gear position lights were not illuminated and did not recognize that the gear was not deployed until the aircraft contacted the runway.
Contributing Factors
Power was maintained until reaching the runway because of the wind conditions. As a result, the landing gear warning horn, which typically activates when power is reduced and gear is not down, did not sound. This absence of an audible warning contributed to the oversight.
Damage Assessment
The aircraft's firewall sustained substantial damage during the gear-up landing.
Investigation Notes
The investigation focused on the sequence of events: the student pilot's failure to extend the landing gear, the instructor's lack of awareness of the gear status, and the wind conditions that prevented the gear warning horn from activating. No other factors were identified in the source material.