What happened
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On 03/07/2021, N3696G was being utilized to provide flight instruction to a student seeking a multi-engine certification. The certificated flight instructor (CFI) communicated that there was some ?frustrations? Going on with the students during this training event. The CFI stated, while on approach to Punta Gorda, FL, the he was instructing the student on normal-landing procedures. The student reached for the landing gear lever but delayed extension when the he pointed out that the aircraft was above the gear extension speed. The CFI stated he intended to extend the gear once the aircraft was within the speed limitation for extension. However, the student and he shifted focus to other aspects of the approach/landing. The CFI detected that the aircraft was out of configuration, when the aircraft was in the touch-down attitude/position. At that point in time a non-configured landing was the safest option, because the execution of a go-around could not be assured prior to ground contact. The aircraft landed on the runway 4 with the landing gear retracted. Damage was found on the propellers from the prop strike and minor skin damage to the gear doors, lower engine cowling, and some lower antennas. A post incident examination of the airplane revealed that the flaps where in the up position. A mechanic was called to the scene to assist with the crane lift efforts via lift bag and straps. The mechanic stated, he climbed aboard and reset the breakers and flipped on the master, with the throttles retarded, flaps deployed (as they were in as the landing occurred), and was immediately blasted with the gear warning buzzer. The switch was put in the down position, and all three gear doors and the gear responded as they were supposed to. The aircraft displayed three green lights and the gear motor ceased as it was supposed to. The mechanic proceeded to say that they lowered the crane and the plane came to rest on its gear. The plane was then towed via front nose wheel and a truck as it would be normally to the ramp.
As the FAA filed it
ON 03/07/2021, N3696G WAS BEING UTILIZED TO PROVIDE FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT SEEKING A MULTI-ENGINE CERTIFICATION. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) COMMUNICATED THAT THERE WAS SOME ?FRUSTRATIONS? GOING ON WITH THE STUDENTS DURING THIS TRAINING EVENT. THE CFI STATED, WHILE ON APPROACH TO PUNTA GORDA, FL, THE HE WAS INSTRUCTING THE STUDENT ON NORMAL-LANDING PROCEDURES. THE STUDENT REACHED FOR THE LANDING GEAR LEVER BUT DELAYED EXTENSION WHEN THE HE POINTED OUT THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOVE THE GEAR EXTENSION SPEED. THE CFI STATED HE INTENDED TO EXTEND THE GEAR ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITHIN THE SPEED LIMITATION FOR EXTENSION. HOWEVER, THE STUDENT AND HE SHIFTED FOCUS TO OTHER ASPECTS OF THE APPROACH/LANDING. THE CFI DETECTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OUT OF CONFIGURATION, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE TOUCH-DOWN ATTITUDE/POSITION. AT THAT POINT IN TIME A NON-CONFIGURED LANDING WAS THE SAFEST OPTION, BECAUSE THE EXECUTION OF A GO-AROUND COULD NOT BE ASSURED PRIOR TO GROUND CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY 4 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. DAMAGE WAS FOUND ON THE PROPELLERS FROM THE PROP STRIKE AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE TO THE GEAR DOORS, LOWER ENGINE COWLING, AND SOME LOWER ANTENNAS. A POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE FLAPS WHERE IN THE UP POSITION. A MECHANIC WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO ASSIST WITH THE CRANE LIFT EFFORTS VIA LIFT BAG AND STRAPS. THE MECHANIC STATED, HE CLIMBED ABOARD AND RESET THE BREAKERS AND FLIPPED ON THE MASTER, WITH THE THROTTLES RETARDED, FLAPS DEPLOYED (AS THEY WERE IN AS THE LANDING OCCURRED), AND WAS IMMEDIATELY BLASTED WITH THE GEAR WARNING BUZZER. THE SWITCH WAS PUT IN THE DOWN POSITION, AND ALL THREE GEAR DOORS AND THE GEAR RESPONDED AS THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO. THE AIRCRAFT DISPLAYED THREE GREEN LIGHTS AND THE GEAR MOTOR CEASED AS IT WAS SUPPOSED TO. THE MECHANIC PROCEEDED TO SAY THAT THEY LOWERED THE CRANE AND THE PLANE CAME TO REST ON ITS GEAR. THE PLANE WAS THEN TOWED VIA FRONT NOSE WHEEL AND A TRUCK AS IT WOULD BE NORMALLY TO THE RAMP.
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