What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 19 April 2001, at approximately 12:30 EDT, Mr. Darryl p. bichanich, holder of pilot certificate no. 390606646, was giving multiengine dual instruction of Mr. Christian l. hauck in a Piper PA-23-250, N63770. The pilots were practicing takeoff and landing operations at the Leesburg regional airport near lessburg, Florida. During the second approach, the instructor pilot simulated right engine failure to conduct a single engine approach to landing. The pilot was distracted by the presence of airport ground personnel in the vicinity of the runway and failed to lower the landing gear resulting in a "gear up" landing. The aircraft sustained minor damage with no injury to the pilots. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident.privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 19 APRIL 2001, AT APPROXIMATELY 12:30 EDT, MR. DARRYL P. BICHANICH, HOLDER OF PILOT CERTIFICATE NO. 390606646, WAS GIVING MULTIENGINE DUAL INSTRUCTION OF MR. CHRISTIAN L. HAUCK IN A PIPER PA-23-250, N63770. THE PILOTS WERE PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDING OPERATIONS AT THE LEESBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT NEAR LESSBURG, FLORIDA. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH, THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT SIMULATED RIGHT ENGINE FAILURE TO CONDUCT A SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH TO LANDING. THE PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY THE PRESENCE OF AIRPORT GROUND PERSONNEL IN THE VICINITY OF THE RUNWAY AND FAILED TO LOWER THE LANDING GEAR RESULTING IN A "GEAR UP" LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOTS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^