What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The purpose of the flight was an airplane type check out for the private pilot who was at the controls. The flight instructor stated that there were several aircraft in the traffic pattern and on the taxiway awaiting departure. The aircraft was on base leg to final when a high wing Cessna aircraft took the active runway and departed. The flight instructor said that he was making a decision to either go around or land, and was distracted by the other aircraft. The decision was made that a landing would be completed as the high wing Cessna had become airborne and was not a safety factor. The distraction caused a break down in proper check list completion and the aircraft landing gear was not in the down and locked position on landing. No injuries to the two pilots occurred, the aircraft sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS AN AIRPLANE TYPE CHECK OUT FOR THE PRIVATE PILOT WHO WAS AT THE CONTROLS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL AIRCRAFT IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND ON THE TAXIWAY AWAITING DEPARTURE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON BASE LEG TO FINAL WHEN A HIGH WING CESSNA AIRCRAFT TOOK THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AND DEPARTED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID THAT HE WAS MAKING A DECISION TO EITHER GO AROUND OR LAND, AND WAS DISTRACTED BY THE OTHER AIRCRAFT. THE DECISION WAS MADE THAT A LANDING WOULD BE COMPLETED AS THE HIGH WING CESSNA HAD BECOME AIRBORNE AND WAS NOT A SAFETY FACTOR. THE DISTRACTION CAUSED A BREAK DOWN IN PROPER CHECK LIST COMPLETION AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WAS NOT IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION ON LANDING. NO INJURIES TO THE TWO PILOTS OCCURRED, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.