What happened
On 30 May 1999, a Socata TB20, registration G-EWFN, was conducting a training flight at Filton Airport, Bristol. The flight was a private training session involving a practice forced landing maneuver onto Runway 09.
During the approach, the aircraft's landing gear remained in the retracted position. As a result, the aircraft made contact with the runway surface with the gear up, causing minor damage to the propeller and the underside of the fuselage. The aircraft traveled approximately 150 metres along the runway before coming to a halt. There were no injuries to the two crew members on board.
The investigation
Following the incident, the AAIB examined the circumstances surrounding the landing. The investigation established that the pilot failed to complete the required pre-landing checklists prior to touchdown. This omission resulted in the failure to identify that the landing gear had not been extended for the landing.