What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Instructor and pilot were performing instructional flights when on their third landing attempt the right main gear failed to lock in the down position. Several attempts were made to actuate gear down after performing go around but to no avail. Instructor made the decision to perform a gear up landing due to darkness to which the aircraft sustained fuselage skin and propeller damage.
As the FAA filed it
INSTRUCTOR AND PILOT WERE PERFORMING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHTS WHEN ON THEIR THIRD LANDING ATTEMPT THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FAILED TO LOCK IN THE DOWN POSITION. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO ACTUATE GEAR DOWN AFTER PERFORMING GO AROUND BUT TO NO AVAIL. INSTRUCTOR MADE THE DECISION TO PERFORM A GEAR UP LANDING DUE TO DARKNESS TO WHICH THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED FUSELAGE SKIN AND PROPELLER DAMAGE.
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