What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The certified flight instructor (CFI) and student were practicing maneuvers for a single-engine approach with a touch-and-go landing. They were simulating an engine failure in the traffic pattern. Once the aircraft was on the downwind leg, abeam of the thousand-foot markers off the wingtip, the CFI and student began the landing configuration: fuel selectors were turned on, fuel pumps were activated, the landing gear position indicator showed down with three green lights, mixtures were set to full rich, propellers were moved forward, seatbelts were verified as secured, and the required lights were checked. Flaps were deployed as needed, and the aircraft was cleared to land.
As the aircraft turned onto the base leg, the CFI and student checked the landing configuration again, ensuring the landing gear showed three green lights. They adjusted the flaps as needed. The aircraft continued a normal approach to land at 85 knots. Upon crossing the threshold, the CFI and student reduced the throttles to idle, and the aircraft eased into ground effect. They did not hear a gear warning horn or observe any other indications of an issue, so the aircraft continued its approach to land, with everything appearing normal.
As the CFI and student began to flare the aircraft for touchdown, it dropped onto the runway and started skidding on the gear. The aircraft came to a stop on the centerline, and no injuries were reported.
As the FAA filed it
THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT WERE PRACTICING MANEUVERS FOR A SINGLE-ENGINE APPROACH WITH A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING. THEY WERE SIMULATING AN ENGINE FAILURE IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, ABEAM OF THE THOUSAND-FOOT MARKERS OFF THE WINGTIP, THE CFI AND STUDENT BEGAN THE LANDING CONFIGURATION: FUEL SELECTORS WERE TURNED ON, FUEL PUMPS WERE ACTIVATED, THE LANDING GEAR POSITION INDICATOR SHOWED DOWN WITH THREE GREEN LIGHTS, MIXTURES WERE SET TO FULL RICH, PROPELLERS WERE MOVED FORWARD, SEATBELTS WERE VERIFIED AS SECURED, AND THE REQUIRED LIGHTS WERE CHECKED. FLAPS WERE DEPLOYED AS NEEDED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLEARED TO LAND.
AS THE AIRCRAFT TURNED ONTO THE BASE LEG, THE CFI AND STUDENT CHECKED THE LANDING CONFIGURATION AGAIN, ENSURING THE LANDING GEAR SHOWED THREE GREEN LIGHTS. THEY ADJUSTED THE FLAPS AS NEEDED. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED A NORMAL APPROACH TO LAND AT 85 KNOTS. UPON CROSSING THE THRESHOLD, THE CFI AND STUDENT REDUCED THE THROTTLES TO IDLE, AND THE AIRCRAFT EASED INTO GROUND EFFECT. THEY DID NOT HEAR A GEAR WARNING HORN OR OBSERVE ANY OTHER INDICATIONS OF AN ISSUE, SO THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ITS APPROACH TO LAND, WITH EVERYTHING APPEARING NORMAL.
AS THE CFI AND STUDENT BEGAN TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR TOUCHDOWN, IT DROPPED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND STARTED SKIDDING ON THE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON THE CENTERLINE, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.