What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 11/16/99 at 1345 CST, a PA-28R-201, N175ND owned by the university of norht dakota and flown by miles jacobson landed gear-up at the Grafton, ND airport. This was an instructional flight which had departed grand forks, ND approximatley 1 hour prior to the incident. The instructor, Mr. Jacobson had reduced power to simulate an engine failure. The instructor and student became distracted and forgot to lower the landing gear although both reported that they heard the "gear horn" during the approach to landing. No injuries were reported. The aircraft sustained minor damage ot the propeller, left flap, cowling antennas, step, keels, tail tiedown and foward jack point and nose gear doors.
As the FAA filed it
ON 11/16/99 AT 1345 CST, A PA-28R-201, N175ND OWNED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORHT DAKOTA AND FLOWN BY MILES JACOBSON LANDED GEAR-UP AT THE GRAFTON, ND AIRPORT. THIS WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WHICH HAD DEPARTED GRAND FORKS, ND APPROXIMATLEY 1 HOUR PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE INSTRUCTOR, MR. JACOBSON HAD REDUCED POWER TO SIMULATE AN ENGINE FAILURE. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT BECAME DISTRACTED AND FORGOT TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR ALTHOUGH BOTH REPORTED THAT THEY HEARD THE "GEAR HORN" DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE OT THE PROPELLER, LEFT FLAP, COWLING ANTENNAS, STEP, KEELS, TAIL TIEDOWN AND FOWARD JACK POINT AND NOSE GEAR DOORS.
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