Gear-up landing — Piper PA-34 Seneca, training flight

Summary

A Piper Seneca V operated by Broken Hill Aviation Academy completed a gear-up landing at Broken Hill Airport during a training flight. The aircraft slid along the runway on its nacelles and propellers for approximately 280 m before coming to rest on the runway centreline. The instructor and student were uninjured.

Investigation Findings (4)

1. 01The crew had selected gear up after a missed approach and did not select gear down before the subsequent landing.
2. 02The gear warning horn was found to be intermittently faulty, meaning the crew received no aural warning.
3. 03The pre-landing checklist was completed but neither crew member confirmed gear-down visually.
4. 04Broken Hill Aviation Academy implemented a mandatory visual gear-down check as a discrete checklist item separate from the pre-landing flow.