What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: while on local flight, private pilot daniel giroux was receiving instruction from leroy shigley to qualify in a complex airplane retractable gear, constant speed propeller (C-172-RG). After two touch and go landings during the roll out, giroux raised the landing gear handle thinking that it was the flap handle. Shigley immediately lowered the landing gear handle down, but not before the nose gear retracted. The airplane came to rest on the nose cowling with the maingear extended. There was minor damage to the airplane. The reporting inspector counseled both giroux and shigley on landing procedures that can prevent mis-identifying the landing gear handle for the flap handle. Both pilots agree to the procedures and expressed good attitudes. This case is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: WHILE ON LOCAL FLIGHT, PRIVATE PILOT DANIEL GIROUX WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM LEROY SHIGLEY TO QUALIFY IN A COMPLEX AIRPLANE RETRACTABLE GEAR, CONSTANT SPEED PROPELLER (C-172-RG). AFTER TWO TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS DURING THE ROLL OUT, GIROUX RAISED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE THINKING THAT IT WAS THE FLAP HANDLE. SHIGLEY IMMEDIATELY LOWERED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE DOWN, BUT NOT BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST ON THE NOSE COWLING WITH THE MAINGEAR EXTENDED. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE. THE REPORTING INSPECTOR COUNSELED BOTH GIROUX AND SHIGLEY ON LANDING PROCEDURES THAT CAN PREVENT MIS-IDENTIFYING THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE FOR THE FLAP HANDLE. BOTH PILOTS AGREE TO THE PROCEDURES AND EXPRESSED GOOD ATTITUDES. THIS CASE IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.
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