What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 11, 2010 at 0915 a Cessna 172 rg operated by sdsu aviation was involved in a gear up landing at Brookings, SD. VFR conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. A student and a flight instructor were practicing takeoffs and landings. After touching down the student retracted the flaps and then accidently tried to retract the landing gear. The nose gear retracted, the prop hit the ground and the main gear stayed in the down position. There were no injuries to either the pilot or flight instructor. The pilot holds a commercial pilot certificate.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 11, 2010 AT 0915 A CESSNA 172 RG OPERATED BY SDSU AVIATION WAS INVOLVED IN A GEAR UP LANDING AT BROOKINGS, SD. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. A STUDENT AND A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE STUDENT RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND THEN ACCIDENTLY TRIED TO RETRACT THE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED, THE PROP HIT THE GROUND AND THE MAIN GEAR STAYED IN THE DOWN POSITION. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT OR FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE.
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