What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 19 feb 2020, the above mentioned CFI and her student were conducting a training flight in the area of Merced, California. They had been practicing maneuvers to include emergency and standard procedures in preparation for the student to conduct a commercial checkride. During their approach pattern for kmce, the student pilot and flight instructor were distracted by another aircraft in the pattern that landed ahead of them. The student failed to extend the landing gear prior to landing. The CFI failed to notice that the landing gear had not been extended and the aircraft landed in a gear up configuration. The CFI and student pilot exited the aircraft safely and called for assistance.
The CFI accepted the responsibility for the incident immediately and has been very cooperative during the investigation process.
As the FAA filed it
ON 19 FEB 2020, THE ABOVE MENTIONED CFI AND HER STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING A TRAINING FLIGHT IN THE AREA OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA. THEY HAD BEEN PRACTICING MANEUVERS TO INCLUDE EMERGENCY AND STANDARD PROCEDURES IN PREPARATION FOR THE STUDENT TO CONDUCT A COMMERCIAL CHECKRIDE. DURING THEIR APPROACH PATTERN FOR KMCE, THE STUDENT PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WERE DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN THAT LANDED AHEAD OF THEM. THE STUDENT FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO LANDING. THE CFI FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD NOT BEEN EXTENDED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A GEAR UP CONFIGURATION. THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT SAFELY AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE.
THE CFI ACCEPTED THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT IMMEDIATELY AND HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATIVE DURING THE INVESTIGATION PROCESS.