What happened
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Three 25 hour servicing intervals of the landing gear hydraulic reservoir were not completed nor recorded in the maintenance logs. At an undetermined time, the landing gear hydraulic reservoir was depleted below its dipstick level. The student put the gear down for landing, but got an unsafe indication. The hydraulic landing gear extension system did not have adequate fluid to extend all three landing gear. The instructor requested a fly by and the tower confirmed no nose wheel. The crew tried several gear extension methods and then contacted their base maintenance which suggested bouncing the aircraft on the main landing gear. The instructor made several bounce attempts on the main landing gear putting the aircraft in stall or near stall conditions resulting in hard landings and a tail strike. The instructor then attempted a full stop landing with main gear down and nose wheel up. During the flare to land the instructor had a high sinking flare resulting in firm touch down and immediate nose over attitude with the propeller and nose gear doors impacting the runway. The crew accomplished a shutdown and egressed with no injuries. The aircraft had only minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
THREE 25 HOUR SERVICING INTERVALS OF THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WERE NOT COMPLETED NOR RECORDED IN THE MAINTENANCE LOGS. AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME, THE LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR WAS DEPLETED BELOW ITS DIPSTICK LEVEL. THE STUDENT PUT THE GEAR DOWN FOR LANDING, BUT GOT AN UNSAFE INDICATION. THE HYDRAULIC LANDING GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE FLUID TO EXTEND ALL THREE LANDING GEAR. THE INSTRUCTOR REQUESTED A FLY BY AND THE TOWER CONFIRMED NO NOSE WHEEL. THE CREW TRIED SEVERAL GEAR EXTENSION METHODS AND THEN CONTACTED THEIR BASE MAINTENANCE WHICH SUGGESTED BOUNCING THE AIRCRAFT ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE INSTRUCTOR MADE SEVERAL BOUNCE ATTEMPTS ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR PUTTING THE AIRCRAFT IN STALL OR NEAR STALL CONDITIONS RESULTING IN HARD LANDINGS AND A TAIL STRIKE. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN ATTEMPTED A FULL STOP LANDING WITH MAIN GEAR DOWN AND NOSE WHEEL UP. DURING THE FLARE TO LAND THE INSTRUCTOR HAD A HIGH SINKING FLARE RESULTING IN FIRM TOUCH DOWN AND IMMEDIATE NOSE OVER ATTITUDE WITH THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR DOORS IMPACTING THE RUNWAY. THE CREW ACCOMPLISHED A SHUTDOWN AND EGRESSED WITH NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT HAD ONLY MINOR DAMAGE.
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