What happened
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After the completion of a preflight, CFI student and instructor (PIC) departed ism @ 1505Z on a trng. Flt.. The planned flt. Was req. Trng. For an initial CFI, as stipulated by the part 141 trng. Syllabus.
Upon arrival at the practice area, pre-manuever procedures were performed which included lowering the ldg. Gear.
When the ldg. Gear lever was selected to the "gear down" position; the lt. gear was visually confirmed extending, but a thud was heard upon reaching the extended position. The lt. ldg. Gear retracted out of view and the green ldg. Gear down light extinguished.
The green ldg. Gear down light was tested for proper operation, the ldg. Gear and gear pump circuit breakers were confirmed in.
P.I.c. elected to return to ism, completed p.o.h. - emergency procedures, contacted ism tower to advise of the situation and cleared to cirle at 1,500 AGL to assess and rectify to situation.
After multiple unsuccessful attempts were made to lower the ldg. Gear, ism tower contacted sunstate aviation's d.o.m. and a decision was made to perform a gear up ldg.
The p.I.c. continued to cirlce ism to burn fuel and reduce the acft. Ldg. Weight. After being cleared to land, the acft. Flew two traffic pattern low approaches to gauge conditions on final and practice the p.o.h. 172RG gear up ldg. Checklist.
The acft. Was cleared to land on rwy 24 on the third approach by ism tower. At approx. 1658Z, the acft. Landed and skidded to a full stop, eng. Was shutdown and secured as per the p.o.h. - gear up ldg. Checklist. The acft. Was evacuated with no injuries to either occupant or post crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
AFTER THE COMPLETION OF A PREFLIGHT, CFI STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR (PIC) DEPARTED ISM @ 1505Z ON A TRNG. FLT.. THE PLANNED FLT. WAS REQ. TRNG. FOR AN INITIAL CFI, AS STIPULATED BY THE PART 141 TRNG. SYLLABUS.
UPON ARRIVAL AT THE PRACTICE AREA, PRE-MANUEVER PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED WHICH INCLUDED LOWERING THE LDG. GEAR.
WHEN THE LDG. GEAR LEVER WAS SELECTED TO THE "GEAR DOWN" POSITION; THE LT. GEAR WAS VISUALLY CONFIRMED EXTENDING, BUT A THUD WAS HEARD UPON REACHING THE EXTENDED POSITION. THE LT. LDG. GEAR RETRACTED OUT OF VIEW AND THE GREEN LDG. GEAR DOWN LIGHT EXTINGUISHED.
THE GREEN LDG. GEAR DOWN LIGHT WAS TESTED FOR PROPER OPERATION, THE LDG. GEAR AND GEAR PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE CONFIRMED IN.
P.I.C. ELECTED TO RETURN TO ISM, COMPLETED P.O.H. - EMERGENCY PROCEDURES, CONTACTED ISM TOWER TO ADVISE OF THE SITUATION AND CLEARED TO CIRLE AT 1,500 AGL TO ASSESS AND RECTIFY TO SITUATION.
AFTER MULTIPLE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO LOWER THE LDG. GEAR, ISM TOWER CONTACTED SUNSTATE AVIATION'S D.O.M. AND A DECISION WAS MADE TO PERFORM A GEAR UP LDG.
THE P.I.C. CONTINUED TO CIRLCE ISM TO BURN FUEL AND REDUCE THE ACFT. LDG. WEIGHT. AFTER BEING CLEARED TO LAND, THE ACFT. FLEW TWO TRAFFIC PATTERN LOW APPROACHES TO GAUGE CONDITIONS ON FINAL AND PRACTICE THE P.O.H. 172RG GEAR UP LDG. CHECKLIST.
THE ACFT. WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY 24 ON THE THIRD APPROACH BY ISM TOWER. AT APPROX. 1658Z, THE ACFT. LANDED AND SKIDDED TO A FULL STOP, ENG. WAS SHUTDOWN AND SECURED AS PER THE P.O.H. - GEAR UP LDG. CHECKLIST. THE ACFT. WAS EVACUATED WITH NO INJURIES TO EITHER OCCUPANT OR POST CRASH FIRE.
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