If a landing gear warning activates before touchdown, which sequence is correct?

• A. Notify passengers and continue as planned.
• B. Continue approach, troubleshoot after landing.
• C. Follow abnormal procedures, verify approach path, and land as soon as practicable with safety, coordinating with ATC.
• D. Land immediately with no considerations.

Answer: (C)

When a landing gear warning activates before touchdown, the priority is an abnormal-landing procedure. You work through the approved abnormal checklist, verify the gear status (and, if available, use alternate extension methods), and assess the approach for any obstacles. Because the gear warning signals that the gear may not be down or locked, you should not proceed with a normal, smooth-landing plan without first confirming gear readiness. Instead, you aim to land as soon as practicable while maintaining safety, and you coordinate with ATC to confirm wind, runway, and traffic conditions and to ensure proper rescue readiness if needed. This approach minimizes the risk of a high-energy go-around or a gear-up landing while keeping operations safe and orderly.

Why the other options don’t fit: simply notifying passengers and continuing as planned ignores the potential gear fault and the safety risk it presents. Troubleshooting after landing delays addressing the issue and can create avoidable risk. Landing immediately with no considerations ignores the abnormal condition and safety procedures, which could lead to a dangerous outcome.