What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 02/14/2012 a Piper seminole (PA-44-180), registration number N2085B made a landing on runway 29 without the gear extended (gear up landing) at Chester County Airport in coatesville, PA (kmqs). The instructor that was involved had already left, but did leave a written statement. The other pilot was still there. A written statement from the instructor (privacy data omitted) indicated that he was providing instruction in said aircraft , and was practicing single-engine operations. On the the last approach, he brought the right engine back to "zero thrust". Previous approaches were circling approaches to the opposite runway, however on this one, they were "too low" for circling, and continued for a straight in approach to the runway, and forgot to put the gear down.I spoke with the pilot receiving instruction, privacy data omitted. He stated that he was getting instruction in order to rent the aircraft to build time. He concurred with the written statement from privacy data omitted in that they were practicing single engine approaches, circling to land on runway 11, and on the last approach they landed straight in on runway 29. I inquired if he heard the warning horn for the gear not being down, and he stated he heard a horn, but he thought that was because the engine was "shut down".
As the FAA filed it
ON 02/14/2012 A PIPER SEMINOLE (PA-44-180), REGISTRATION NUMBER N2085B MADE A LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 WITHOUT THE GEAR EXTENDED (GEAR UP LANDING) AT CHESTER COUNTY AIRPORT IN COATESVILLE, PA (KMQS). THE INSTRUCTOR THAT WAS INVOLVED HAD ALREADY LEFT, BUT DID LEAVE A WRITTEN STATEMENT. THE OTHER PILOT WAS STILL THERE. A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE INSTRUCTOR (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) INDICATED THAT HE WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION IN SAID AIRCRAFT , AND WAS PRACTICING SINGLE-ENGINE OPERATIONS. ON THE THE LAST APPROACH, HE BROUGHT THE RIGHT ENGINE BACK TO "ZERO THRUST". PREVIOUS APPROACHES WERE CIRCLING APPROACHES TO THE OPPOSITE RUNWAY, HOWEVER ON THIS ONE, THEY WERE "TOO LOW" FOR CIRCLING, AND CONTINUED FOR A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY, AND FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN.I SPOKE WITH THE PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. HE STATED THAT HE WAS GETTING INSTRUCTION IN ORDER TO RENT THE AIRCRAFT TO BUILD TIME. HE CONCURRED WITH THE WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IN THAT THEY WERE PRACTICING SINGLE ENGINE APPROACHES, CIRCLING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 11, AND ON THE LAST APPROACH THEY LANDED STRAIGHT IN ON RUNWAY 29. I INQUIRED IF HE HEARD THE WARNING HORN FOR THE GEAR NOT BEING DOWN, AND HE STATED HE HEARD A HORN, BUT HE THOUGHT THAT WAS BECAUSE THE ENGINE WAS "SHUT DOWN".
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