# The time I landed an aircraft gear-up

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**Created:** [June 27, 2014, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-i-landed-an-aircraft-gear-up/691756 "2014-06-27T05:52:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-i-landed-an-aircraft-gear-up/691756/21 "2014-06-28T18:41:12Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> I always did a GUMP check in the Skyhawk, even though ‘U’ and ‘P’ didn’t apply. Still I’d look out the window and say ‘Undercarriage: Down and welded’ and ‘Prop: Yes.’

Wings? Two.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [June 28, 2014, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-time-i-landed-an-aircraft-gear-up/691756/22 "2014-06-28T18:54:33Z")

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> [@Rick](#):
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> Wings? Two.

That would make it a GWUMP check! 😛

Actually, in the Skylane dad had the GUMPCC check: Gas, Undercarriage, Mixture, Prop, Carb heat, Cowl flaps. ‘Undercarriage’ was still ‘Down and welded’. 😉

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