What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On 3/28/2025 N641PS departed Napa County Airport (kapc) at approximately 1520 local time on an instructional flight under visual flight rules (VFR) in visual meteorological conditions (VMC). After completing practice maneuvers with the student, the pilot in command (PIC) returned to kapc for landing practice on runway 24. Distracted by ensuring that the student maintained positive aircraft control during approach to landing, PIC failed to notice that the student had not selected gear to the down position. As the aircraft rounded out the flare to land, the gear and flap horns sounded just as the propellers struck the runway and the aircraft slowed to a stop on its belly through friction with the runway surface. Examination of the aircraft discovered minor damage to the belly skin of the aircraft. Damage to propellers and pilot statement consistent with engines running at the time of landing. Inspection of the aircraft maintenance records found no regulatory concerns.
As the FAA filed it
ON 3/28/2025 N641PS DEPARTED NAPA COUNTY AIRPORT (KAPC) AT APPROXIMATELY 1520 LOCAL TIME ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC). AFTER COMPLETING PRACTICE MANEUVERS WITH THE STUDENT, THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) RETURNED TO KAPC FOR LANDING PRACTICE ON RUNWAY 24. DISTRACTED BY ENSURING THAT THE STUDENT MAINTAINED POSITIVE AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING APPROACH TO LANDING, PIC FAILED TO NOTICE THAT THE STUDENT HAD NOT SELECTED GEAR TO THE DOWN POSITION. AS THE AIRCRAFT ROUNDED OUT THE FLARE TO LAND, THE GEAR AND FLAP HORNS SOUNDED JUST AS THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED TO A STOP ON ITS BELLY THROUGH FRICTION WITH THE RUNWAY SURFACE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DISCOVERED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE TO PROPELLERS AND PILOT STATEMENT CONSISTENT WITH ENGINES RUNNING AT THE TIME OF LANDING. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOUND NO REGULATORY CONCERNS.