What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On approach to land after a night instruction flight, the student extended the gear and got a green light. After touchdown, the left main began to collapse, so the instructor performed a go-around. Once in the air, the pilots again extended the landing gear, but the left main did not fully extend. They chose to intentionally execute a landing with the gear fully retracted.
As the FAA filed it
ON APPROACH TO LAND AFTER A NIGHT INSTRUCTION FLIGHT, THE STUDENT EXTENDED THE GEAR AND GOT A GREEN LIGHT. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT MAIN BEGAN TO COLLAPSE, SO THE INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. ONCE IN THE AIR, THE PILOTS AGAIN EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, BUT THE LEFT MAIN DID NOT FULLY EXTEND. THEY CHOSE TO INTENTIONALLY EXECUTE A LANDING WITH THE GEAR FULLY RETRACTED.
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