What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: this incident involved dual instructional flight with Mr. Shaker as pilot being trained with Mr. Heil as flight instructor, and occurred while practicing touch and go operations on runway 23 at Lawrence airport in VMC and light wind. During the first takeoff, just after touch down, the nose wheel collapsed. Investigation into the incident reveals that the pilot apparently selected "gear up" instead of retracting the flaps. The command started the landing gear retraction sequence which causes the nose wheel to unlock and the main landing gear doors to open. As a result, the nose wheel collapsed and the bottom of the gear doors scraped the runway. The action allowed the nose of the aircraft to lower to the ground and the propeller, under takeoff power, to strike the runway a multitude of times. The gear selector and flap selector are located on the bottom of the instrument panel, out of the view of the pilot during normal scan while take off roll. The resulting confusion probably led to the inadvertent selection of the landing gear retract instead of the flaps. Minor damage to aircraft, no injuries. This incident is considered closed privacy data omitted a conversation with the flight instructor reference to his diligence would be appropriate.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THIS INCIDENT INVOLVED DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WITH MR. SHAKER AS PILOT BEING TRAINED WITH MR. HEIL AS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND OCCURRED WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS ON RUNWAY 23 AT LAWRENCE AIRPORT IN VMC AND LIGHT WIND. DURING THE FIRST TAKEOFF, JUST AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED. INVESTIGATION INTO THE INCIDENT REVEALS THAT THE PILOT APPARENTLY SELECTED "GEAR UP" INSTEAD OF RETRACTING THE FLAPS. THE COMMAND STARTED THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SEQUENCE WHICH CAUSES THE NOSE WHEEL TO UNLOCK AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR DOORS TO OPEN. AS A RESULT, THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND THE BOTTOM OF THE GEAR DOORS SCRAPED THE RUNWAY. THE ACTION ALLOWED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO LOWER TO THE GROUND AND THE PROPELLER, UNDER TAKEOFF POWER, TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY A MULTITUDE OF TIMES. THE GEAR SELECTOR AND FLAP SELECTOR ARE LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, OUT OF THE VIEW OF THE PILOT DURING NORMAL SCAN WHILE TAKE OFF ROLL. THE RESULTING CONFUSION PROBABLY LED TO THE INADVERTENT SELECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR RETRACT INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A CONVERSATION WITH THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REFERENCE TO HIS DILIGENCE WOULD BE APPROPRIATE.
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