What happened
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(-23) This was the second instructional flight in a multi-engine airplane for private pilot privacy data omitted. Instruction was being given by CFI privacy data omitted. The pilot privacy data omitted stated that they departed sacramento executive airport at approximately 1830 local and flew direct to University Airport. He stated that he completed the before landing checklist and lowered 10 degrees of flaps on downwind, 25 degrees of flaps on base and then full flaps on final. He stated that he did not hear a gear warning horn on short final or as he touched down. He stated that he did not realize that the gear was not down until the aircraft belly touched the runway. privacy data omitted Stated that "we did gumps checklist (gas-on mains, pumps on; undercarriage-selected down; mixture-rich; props-high RPM; seatbelts-fastened). He stated that the 3 green gear lights were dim but appeared to be indicating down. He stated that the approach appeared normal without any gear unsafe indications. The props struck the runway and the aircraft slid to a stop off the left side of the runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THIS WAS THE SECOND INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT IN A MULTI-ENGINE AIRPLANE FOR PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OM^. INSTRUCTION WAS BEING GIVEN BY CFI ^PRIVACY DATA O^. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATED THAT THEY DEPARTED SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 LOCAL AND FLEW DIRECT TO UNIVERSITY AIRPORT. HE STATED THAT HE COMPLETED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST AND LOWERED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS ON DOWNWIND, 25 DEGREES OF FLAPS ON BASE AND THEN FULL FLAPS ON FINAL. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT HEAR A GEAR WARNING HORN ON SHORT FINAL OR AS HE TOUCHED DOWN. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT REALIZE THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT BELLY TOUCHED THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DAT^ STATED THAT "WE DID GUMPS CHECKLIST (GAS-ON MAINS, PUMPS ON; UNDERCARRIAGE-SELECTED DOWN; MIXTURE-RICH; PROPS-HIGH RPM; SEATBELTS-FASTENED). HE STATED THAT THE 3 GREEN GEAR LIGHTS WERE DIM BUT APPEARED TO BE INDICATING DOWN. HE STATED THAT THE APPROACH APPEARED NORMAL WITHOUT ANY GEAR UNSAFE INDICATIONS. THE PROPS STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SLID TO A STOP OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.
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