STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR LAND TWIN COMMANCHE GEAR UP. TRAINING IN PROGRESS.

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I WAS INSTRUCTING A STUDENT IN MULTI-ENG PROCS AS AN EVALUATION TO DETERMINE THE STUDENT'S READINESS FOR A MULTI-ENG CHKRIDE. WE HAD COMPLETED A SIMULATED GAR AND COMMENCED ANOTHER SIMULATED SINGLE ENG APCH. THE STUDENT STATED HE WAS PERFORMING A 'GUMPS' CHK ON THE DOWNWIND LEG. I SAW HIS HAND ON THE GEAR SWITCH; AND COMMENTED THAT RATHER THAN USE 'GUMPS;' HE SHOULD PERFORM A FLOW CHK APPROPRIATE TO THE MAKE AND MODEL OF ACFT; AND THEN REVIEW THE LNDG CHKLIST. I DID NOT CHK TO SEE IF THE GEAR WAS; IN FACT; EXTENDED. I ALSO IGNORED THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHK THE GEAR ON SHORT FINAL; AS IS MY USUAL POLICY. THERE WERE NO TFC CONFLICTS OR OTHER DISTRS TO EXCUSE MY COMPLACENCY. I SIMPLY FAILED TO FOLLOW MY USUAL BEHAVIOR PATTERNS IN CHKING THE GEAR BEFORE LNDG. I HAD ENCOUNTERED THIS SIT AT LEAST 5 TIMES IN THE PAST 20 YRS AS A MULTI-ENG INSTRUCTOR; AND AVERTED A GEAR-UP LNDG BECAUSE I USED PROPER PROCS. I CANNOT OFFER AN EXCUSE AS TO WHY I DID NOT FOLLOW PROCS ON THIS APCH. INSTRUCTORS; FOLLOW ESTABLISHED PATTERNS AND DO NOT BECOME COMPLACENT. IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE.