What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The cfi/mei was at the controls of the aircraft returning from the practice area. He planned on making the approach and landing to give the multi-engine student a break from flying. Evidence shows the aircraft propellers touched the runway 24 with gouging and then a gap of over 500' followed by more gouges and then the fuselage scraping. The cfi/mei claimed the gear was down and locked and collapsed. Physical evidence indicates an initial gear up landing with the pilot trying to lower the gear after the initial propeller strikes. Maintenance found no mechanical problems with the landing gear system or warning horn.
As the FAA filed it
THE CFI/MEI WAS AT THE CONTROLS OF THE AIRCRAFT RETURNING FROM THE PRACTICE AREA. HE PLANNED ON MAKING THE APPROACH AND LANDING TO GIVE THE MULTI-ENGINE STUDENT A BREAK FROM FLYING. EVIDENCE SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLERS TOUCHED THE RUNWAY 24 WITH GOUGING AND THEN A GAP OF OVER 500' FOLLOWED BY MORE GOUGES AND THEN THE FUSELAGE SCRAPING. THE CFI/MEI CLAIMED THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED AND COLLAPSED. PHYSICAL EVIDENCE INDICATES AN INITIAL GEAR UP LANDING WITH THE PILOT TRYING TO LOWER THE GEAR AFTER THE INITIAL PROPELLER STRIKES. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM OR WARNING HORN.
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