What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On June 03, 2020, at approximately 1940 eastern daylight time (2340Z), N2878N, a Piper PA-28RT-201, the aircraft landing gear collapsed at touchdown, no injuries. The aircraft is registered to Indiana state university and operated by privacy data omitted under 14 CFR part 141.
The student pilot and the flight instructor on a training flight notified Terre Haute tower of issues with the aircraft landing gear indication light, after placing the landing gear switch in the down position while in the traffic pattern. The pilots felt the deployment of the landing gear extension. The pilots requested verification from the control tower if the landing gear is down. The pilots received verification by the control tower that the aircraft landing gear was extended. The pilots received instruction to land on runway 23. At touchdown the aircraft landing gear collapsed and the aircraft skidded to the left impacting a runway light, causing minor damage to the aircraft. During the interview the pilots stated that they failed to complete the emergency landing gear extension check list. Operational checks of the landing gear were conducted. No issues were found with the landing gear system after the incident.
As the FAA filed it
ON JUNE 03, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1940 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (2340Z), N2878N, A PIPER PA-28RT-201, THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT TOUCHDOWN, NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT IS REGISTERED TO INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ UNDER 14 CFR PART 141.
THE STUDENT PILOT AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON A TRAINING FLIGHT NOTIFIED TERRE HAUTE TOWER OF ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR INDICATION LIGHT, AFTER PLACING THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH IN THE DOWN POSITION WHILE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. THE PILOTS FELT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE LANDING GEAR EXTENSION. THE PILOTS REQUESTED VERIFICATION FROM THE CONTROL TOWER IF THE LANDING GEAR IS DOWN. THE PILOTS RECEIVED VERIFICATION BY THE CONTROL TOWER THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED. THE PILOTS RECEIVED INSTRUCTION TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23. AT TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT IMPACTING A RUNWAY LIGHT, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE INTERVIEW THE PILOTS STATED THAT THEY FAILED TO COMPLETE THE EMERGENCY LANDING GEAR EXTENSION CHECK LIST. OPERATIONAL CHECKS OF THE LANDING GEAR WERE CONDUCTED. NO ISSUES WERE FOUND WITH THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM AFTER THE INCIDENT.
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