What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: the pilot was assigned to fly a solo cross country as part of a FAR 141 commercial pilot certification course. A full stop landing was made at Scottsdale. The pilot states that as she turned off the runway, the landing gear warning horn began to sound. She taxied back for takeoff with the gear horn sounding. She states that she checked the gear handle in the down position and that all gear indicator down lights were illuminated. She decided to take off and check the gear operation in the air. She thought the gear warning horn could have been a false alarm. As the aircraft became light and the landing gear struts extended, the gear retracted. The propeller and landing gear were damaged. The landing gear handle was found to be in the down position. The aircraft was later raised on jacks and landing gear operation was checked. The landing gear operated normally.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT WAS ASSIGNED TO FLY A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY AS PART OF A FAR 141 COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATION COURSE. A FULL STOP LANDING WAS MADE AT SCOTTSDALE. THE PILOT STATES THAT AS SHE TURNED OFF THE RUNWAY, THE LANDING GEAR WARNING HORN BEGAN TO SOUND. SHE TAXIED BACK FOR TAKEOFF WITH THE GEAR HORN SOUNDING. SHE STATES THAT SHE CHECKED THE GEAR HANDLE IN THE DOWN POSITION AND THAT ALL GEAR INDICATOR DOWN LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. SHE DECIDED TO TAKE OFF AND CHECK THE GEAR OPERATION IN THE AIR. SHE THOUGHT THE GEAR WARNING HORN COULD HAVE BEEN A FALSE ALARM. AS THE AIRCRAFT BECAME LIGHT AND THE LANDING GEAR STRUTS EXTENDED, THE GEAR RETRACTED. THE PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR WERE DAMAGED. THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE DOWN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER RAISED ON JACKS AND LANDING GEAR OPERATION WAS CHECKED. THE LANDING GEAR OPERATED NORMALLY.
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