What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
N 5159U, a C172 rg from crest airpark, landed with out the gear fully extended at Auburn municipal airport (S50). The flight was a 141 training flight and a certified flight instructor and private rated student were on board. During the phone call the instructor was asked if they used a pre-landing check list or other type of check to ensure the gear was down, instructor replied that they got distracted by the manuever and did not. Based on photos from the scene the nose gear was down and locked and the main gear were folded under the aircraft. There was damage to horizontal stabilizer, elevator and right wing tip. The instructor also stated that the landing gear circuit breaker was tripped.
As the FAA filed it
N 5159U, A C172 RG FROM CREST AIRPARK, LANDED WITH OUT THE GEAR FULLY EXTENDED AT AUBURN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (S50). THE FLIGHT WAS A 141 TRAINING FLIGHT AND A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND PRIVATE RATED STUDENT WERE ON BOARD. DURING THE PHONE CALL THE INSTRUCTOR WAS ASKED IF THEY USED A PRE-LANDING CHECK LIST OR OTHER TYPE OF CHECK TO ENSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN, INSTRUCTOR REPLIED THAT THEY GOT DISTRACTED BY THE MANUEVER AND DID NOT. BASED ON PHOTOS FROM THE SCENE THE NOSE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND THE MAIN GEAR WERE FOLDED UNDER THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, ELEVATOR AND RIGHT WING TIP. THE INSTRUCTOR ALSO STATED THAT THE LANDING GEAR CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS TRIPPED.
NTSB investigation
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