oops! I guess thats why they teach the GUMPS acronym

That reminds you that you are about to become a famous aviator.

C ya, Bub

I was giving complex instruction in an Arrow and the student had forgotten to lower the gear and when I asked him what that horn was he responded with "the gear horn" and intently continued the approach. He knew what it was but no connection. Just trying too hard I guess.

Or just stupid

That 2024 belly slides pretty well on asphalt, prob better on wet grass.

Good vid.

Yeah, GUMPS:

Gear
Undercarriage
Mainwheels
Put 'em Down
Stupid!

I was having a hard time believing that the video wasn't the result of a gear system failure, but the description with the video clears it up: accident with the horn blaring away and a DE on board.

You can hear the one guy telling a story. Something about getting his gloves and a C-5 flying over. That's the best I can make out. I've found that story telling in the landing phase, while fun, can and is a big distraction.

Someone mentioned a DE on board. Do you know the story behind this one??

Jr.CubBuilder wrote:It doesn't look accidental in the video since the camera pans over and looks at the ground coming up where the gear should be, but why didn't they kill the motor before they hit?

I'm with you, that's just too well photographed, and they keep their cool too well for it to be an accident. If I did that, I'd be cussing and banging on the glareshield

If it was an accident, you have to give him credit for not slamming on the throttle and trying to save it. Whether intentional or accidental, once he was on the ground he handled it pretty good.

Ha Ha, now that is funny...because I went to high school with Paul Wingo and Charles Baker is one of my old home airports when I lived in Memphis. I had heard about this gear up landing, but did not get the particulars on the event.

Jr.CubBuilder wrote:It doesn't look accidental in the video since the camera pans over and looks at the ground coming up where the gear should be, but why didn't they kill the motor before they hit?

From an insurance standpoint, don't kill the motor. The insurance company is going to have to pay for the claim anyway, including an engine teardown inspection if the prop was hit (even if it is not spinning at the time which it will be unless you stall the prop prior to landing) so don't add another complication to the equation by trying to stop the prop.

Fixing an aircraft is easy...replacing a person or mending injuries is not so easy.