What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The flight instructor and commercial student pilot flew 35 miles west to perform maneuvers. On the fourth power off 180, the student initiated discussion pertaining to methodology. The instructor noted this moment where she failed to verify landing gear position. The aircraft touched down gear up on the runway, sliding to a rest with no pilot injuries. The aircraft suffered a propeller strike and undercarriage damage. A severely damaged longeron classified the damage as substantial.
As the FAA filed it
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND COMMERCIAL STUDENT PILOT FLEW 35 MILES WEST TO PERFORM MANEUVERS. ON THE FOURTH POWER OFF 180, THE STUDENT INITIATED DISCUSSION PERTAINING TO METHODOLOGY. THE INSTRUCTOR NOTED THIS MOMENT WHERE SHE FAILED TO VERIFY LANDING GEAR POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN GEAR UP ON THE RUNWAY, SLIDING TO A REST WITH NO PILOT INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED A PROPELLER STRIKE AND UNDERCARRIAGE DAMAGE. A SEVERELY DAMAGED LONGERON CLASSIFIED THE DAMAGE AS SUBSTANTIAL.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.