What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Incident reported to FSDO by airport manager. Incident occurred the previous evening. Tried contacting privacy data omitted to no avail. Sent registered mail to privacy data omitted received reply from privacy data omitted stating the aircraft had a prop strike with no other operational damage. Citing 49 CFR part 830.2, he did not believe it merited further investigation. Sent response to lawyer citing 49 CFR § 44709, allows for the administreator to reinspect at any time a civil aircraft. After this notice the aircraft was made available for inspection. Pilot in command reported that after about thirty minutes of pattern work, crew executed a standard pattern touch and go landing. While on crosswing and at pattern altitude PIC initiated a simulated engine failure. Once initiated this called for a return to the airport to land in the opposite direction of the touch and go. PIC reported that while the checklist was out and in use the crew failed to lower the gear. PIC attributed this to being distracted by a discussion on dive brake deployment and propeller settings. First indication of the gear up condition was the belly scraping on the runway. The propeller struck the runway shortly thereafter. PIC reported the aircraft was controlable to a stop. Damage observed to the propeller and the nonstructural belly of the aircraft. Damage is not substantial by definition.
As the FAA filed it
INCIDENT REPORTED TO FSDO BY AIRPORT MANAGER. INCIDENT OCCURRED THE PREVIOUS EVENING. TRIED CONTACTING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO NO AVAIL. SENT REGISTERED MAIL TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED REPLY FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATING THE AIRCRAFT HAD A PROP STRIKE WITH NO OTHER OPERATIONAL DAMAGE. CITING 49 CFR PART 830.2, HE DID NOT BELIEVE IT MERITED FURTHER INVESTIGATION. SENT RESPONSE TO LAWYER CITING 49 CFR § 44709, ALLOWS FOR THE ADMINISTREATOR TO REINSPECT AT ANY TIME A CIVIL AIRCRAFT. AFTER THIS NOTICE THE AIRCRAFT WAS MADE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. PILOT IN COMMAND REPORTED THAT AFTER ABOUT THIRTY MINUTES OF PATTERN WORK, CREW EXECUTED A STANDARD PATTERN TOUCH AND GO LANDING. WHILE ON CROSSWING AND AT PATTERN ALTITUDE PIC INITIATED A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE. ONCE INITIATED THIS CALLED FOR A RETURN TO THE AIRPORT TO LAND IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF THE TOUCH AND GO. PIC REPORTED THAT WHILE THE CHECKLIST WAS OUT AND IN USE THE CREW FAILED TO LOWER THE GEAR. PIC ATTRIBUTED THIS TO BEING DISTRACTED BY A DISCUSSION ON DIVE BRAKE DEPLOYMENT AND PROPELLER SETTINGS. FIRST INDICATION OF THE GEAR UP CONDITION WAS THE BELLY SCRAPING ON THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY SHORTLY THEREAFTER. PIC REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONTROLABLE TO A STOP. DAMAGE OBSERVED TO THE PROPELLER AND THE NONSTRUCTURAL BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE IS NOT SUBSTANTIAL BY DEFINITION.
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