PC12 First Officer undergoing Captain upgrade training forgets to lower landing gear during no flap approach. Oversight is not detected by training Captain but is reported by student observer and crew goes around.
Synopsis
PC12 First Officer undergoing Captain upgrade training forgets to lower landing gear during no flap approach. Oversight is not detected by training Captain but is reported by student observer and crew goes around.
Narrative
Go around on a training flight; due to not extending the gear until the last minute. Student pilot observing pointed it out. On a training flight I was told to expect a no flap landing. Simulated IFR under the hood. Inbound receiving simulated vectors from instructor at 2500 FT MSL was told by ATC I was number three to land. Commenced to slow down and was told by instructor to descend to 1000 FT MSL and did so; but was still fast in the descent with power lever at idle; opted for flaps 15 to help slow down for spacing. The gear horn sounded; and I said silence gear horn. At 1000 FT AGL was told to look up and take off hood; I did so. As we continued I was reminded by instructor that this landing was to be a no flap landing. I selected the flaps back to 0 degrees. Company procedure is to wait until flaps are all the way up or down to selected position before selecting gear down or up. I hesitated to put the gear down waiting for flaps to retract and then forgot to put the gear down until student pilot observing advised me of gear not being down. I put the gear down. Next we executed a go around and called ATC. They gave new instructions to join a right downwind.
Second reporter narrative
Training flight for Captain upgrade. I vectored Captain candidate in under the hood to a 1000' AGL final. Flaps were set at 15 degrees; I reminded Captain this was a no flap approach. The candidate retracted flaps at that time (approx 1000 AGL) and assumed proper Vref of 118 kts. During this time; the gear horn may have sounded; I cannot specifically recall; if so it was immediately silenced by the Captain. At approximately 250ft on approach the observer indicated to me (the instructor) that the gear was up. Simultaneously the Captain lowered the gear at which point I declared the go around; which was immediately executed. Tower queried the reason for the GA; which I informed them was a gear up indication. Requested right downwind for 28L and was given that clearance. Landed with no further incident.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.