What happened
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Landed gear up at Castle Airport (kmer) on 24 oct 2014 in Piper seminole PA-44 N355AB at night after completing a dual cross country part 141 flight lesson. Propellers damaged and underbelly including antennas and skid stiffiners. Pilot in command (PIC) was the flight instructor privacy data omitted. The student was privacy data omitted. PIC stated after the event that he had been on duty for approx 16 hours and had felt fatigued during the last flight of the cross country. PIC stated the student completed the before landing checklist on approach and claimed he only heard the stall horn prior to touchdown. Witness accounts state that after touchdown they heard multiple radio calls come from N355AB stating that "I had 3 green." Student stated he did the approach checklist and put the landing gear down but the instructor did not verify it's position. After the event the student witnessed the flight instructor place the mixutre controls in the cut off position, put the landing gear switch down, and turn the master swtich off.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED GEAR UP AT CASTLE AIRPORT (KMER) ON 24 OCT 2014 IN PIPER SEMINOLE PA-44 N355AB AT NIGHT AFTER COMPLETING A DUAL CROSS COUNTRY PART 141 FLIGHT LESSON. PROPELLERS DAMAGED AND UNDERBELLY INCLUDING ANTENNAS AND SKID STIFFINERS. PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) WAS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE STUDENT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. PIC STATED AFTER THE EVENT THAT HE HAD BEEN ON DUTY FOR APPROX 16 HOURS AND HAD FELT FATIGUED DURING THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE CROSS COUNTRY. PIC STATED THE STUDENT COMPLETED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST ON APPROACH AND CLAIMED HE ONLY HEARD THE STALL HORN PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN. WITNESS ACCOUNTS STATE THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN THEY HEARD MULTIPLE RADIO CALLS COME FROM N355AB STATING THAT "I HAD 3 GREEN." STUDENT STATED HE DID THE APPROACH CHECKLIST AND PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN BUT THE INSTRUCTOR DID NOT VERIFY IT'S POSITION. AFTER THE EVENT THE STUDENT WITNESSED THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PLACE THE MIXUTRE CONTROLS IN THE CUT OFF POSITION, PUT THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH DOWN, AND TURN THE MASTER SWTICH OFF.
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