SMA UNABLE RETRACT GEAR AFTER TKOF. AFTER TROUBLE SHOOTING THE PROBLEM; RETURNS.

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TODAY I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY LNDG GEAR ON TKOF. IT FAILED TO RETRACT; IN FACT IT DIDN'T EVEN LEAVE THE DOWN AND LOCKED POS. WE TRIED CYCLING THE HANDLE A FEW TIMES BUT NO RESPONSE. WE CHKED CIRCUIT BREAKERS; ELECTRICAL BUSSES; ETC. ALL TO NO AVAIL. AFTER WE DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED WE CALLED THE TWR AND RETURNED FOR LNDG. THE TWR ROLLED THE FIRE TRUCKS AND WE RECEIVED PRIORITY LNDG. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. WHAT I FOUND SO INTERESTING ABOUT THIS SITUATION WAS HOW CLOSELY THE EVENTS MIRRORED THE ACR CRASH IN THE FLORIDA EVERGLADES. MY STUDENT WAS FLYING AND I BEGAN WORKING ON THE PROBLEM AND THEN SO DID HE. AFTER A WHILE I REALIZED THAT NO ONE WAS REALLY FLYING THE PLAN AND I TOLD MY STUDENT TO FLY THE PLANE AND I WOULD WORK ON THE PROBLEM. AS I WAS WORKING ON THE PROBLEM I NOTICED HIM TRYING TO BECOME INVOLVED IN THE TROUBLESHOOTING AGAIN AND I HAD TO ORDER HIM TO KEEP HIS EYES OUTSIDE THE COCKPIT AND FLY THE PLANE. THANK GOD WE BROKE THE CHAIN OR THE SITUATION COULD HAVE TURNED INTO SOMETHING WORSE SUCH AS UNEXPECTED CONTACT WITH TERRAIN.