Piper COMANCHE 260 Owner's Handbook Manual page 39

Gear-Up Landing:
A gear-up landing should only be made during an emer-
gency (1) when the surface is too soft or rough to permit a gear
down landingy (2) when a fleld is too short for a gear-down land-
ing, which might cause more damage through hitting obstructions
than the gear-up landing would cause, (3) when a water landing
is necessary.
In the eventof a gear-up landing, make a normal approach
aswithgear-down, leave flaps up(toreduce flap and wing dam-
age), close the throtileand cut the masterand ignition switches
during the flare out, turn the fuel selector off, and contact the
ground at minimum speed.
Engine Failure:
The most common cause of engine failure is mismanage-
ment or malfunction of the fuel system. Therefore, the first
step to take after engine faflure is to move the fuel selector
valve to the tanknot being used. This will often keep the engine
running even if there is no apparent reason for the engine to
stop on the tank being used.