What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: Ms. Gilmore was in the right seat of this C-172RG practicing for an initial CFI practical test forth coming. After landing on a touch and go the aircraft came to rest on it's nose with the nose gear retracted. Aircraft came to rest on the rwy center line w/minor damage. Subsequent investigation indicates that the gear operated correctly. Pilot stated that prior to landing the gear indicated safe. As a result of a gear function check (21 cycles) by maintenance personnel, it is believed that during the touch & go the pilot inadvertently mistook the gear handle for the wing flap handle and raised the gear handle causing the nose wheel to collapse. Weather was VFR with light winds. Weather was not a factor in this incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: MS. GILMORE WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT OF THIS C-172RG PRACTICING FOR AN INITIAL CFI PRACTICAL TEST FORTH COMING. AFTER LANDING ON A TOUCH AND GO THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON IT'S NOSE WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE RWY CENTER LINE W/MINOR DAMAGE. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT THE GEAR OPERATED CORRECTLY. PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO LANDING THE GEAR INDICATED SAFE. AS A RESULT OF A GEAR FUNCTION CHECK (21 CYCLES) BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL, IT IS BELIEVED THAT DURING THE TOUCH & GO THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY MISTOOK THE GEAR HANDLE FOR THE WING FLAP HANDLE AND RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO COLLAPSE. WEATHER WAS VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT.
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