What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On 1/12/2008 at approximately 2135 CST, Piper PA-44-180, N492ND, owned and operated by the university of north dakota and piloted by privacy data omitted sustained minor damage while attempting to land at Grand Forks, ND. The flight was conducted as a night cross country training flight. Neither the flight instructor or student sustained injuries. The instructor was at the control and failed to extend the landing gear during the simulated single engine approach to runway 17R. The propellers struck the runway during the flare and the PIC increased back pressure, added power and extended the landing gear prior to touchdown. The incident went unreported to ATC. Both propellers were curled backward approximately 4 inches from the tip, the step and a belly antennae were scraped as well as the left flap. ATC was not notified at the time of occurance.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON 1/12/2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 2135 CST, PIPER PA-44-180, N492ND, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA AND PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT GRAND FORKS, ND. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED AS A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT. NEITHER THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT SUSTAINED INJURIES. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS AT THE CONTROL AND FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR DURING THE SIMULATED SINGLE ENGINE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 17R. THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY DURING THE FLARE AND THE PIC INCREASED BACK PRESSURE, ADDED POWER AND EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. THE INCIDENT WENT UNREPORTED TO ATC. BOTH PROPELLERS WERE CURLED BACKWARD APPROXIMATELY 4 INCHES FROM THE TIP, THE STEP AND A BELLY ANTENNAE WERE SCRAPED AS WELL AS THE LEFT FLAP. ATC WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THE TIME OF OCCURANCE.