gear-up landing

noun

A landing of an aircraft with the landing gear retracted due to the pilot(s) forgetting to extend the gear or to take some other action necessary for the gear to deploy.

“The gear warning horn sounds if any of the gear are not down and locked when the throttle is pulled back to idle with the flaps down, providing a valuable protection against a gear-up landing.”

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Meanings

noungear-up landing (plural gear-up landings)

plural gear-up landings

  1. aeronauticsA landing of an aircraft with the landing gear retracted due to the pilot(s) forgetting to extend the gear or to take some other action necessary for the gear to deploy.

    The gear warning horn sounds if any of the gear are not down and locked when the throttle is pulled back to idle with the flaps down, providing a valuable protection against a gear-up landing.

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APA

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“gear-up landing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gear-up%20landing. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gear-up landing,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gear-up%20landing.

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