N2334S Gear up landing in Dothan, AL

[kdiel11]

Originally Posted by Skymaster337B

I think positive g's work for the nose gear, but negative g's might work for the mains. Reason, nose gear must come down and aft to lock, while the mains must go forward and down to lock. That's why I think positive g's will push the main gear aft towards the retract position..but negative g's might push the mains forward to the down and locked position.

We also did the negative g's as well, but the only thing the gear did was go back up into the wheel well.