What happened
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(-23) Inspector spoke to pilot and the following is the pilot's statement: on 9/15/99 at Buffalo airport at about 12 pm I was pilot-in-command of N123JL landing on runway 23 when upon rollout I inadvertently bumped the gear lever up rather than the flap lever and the nose gear retracted. Allowing the propeller to strike the pavement. The engine continued to run and we taxied to the ramp uneventfully.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INSPECTOR SPOKE TO PILOT AND THE FOLLOWING IS THE PILOT'S STATEMENT: ON 9/15/99 AT BUFFALO AIRPORT AT ABOUT 12 PM I WAS PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N123JL LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 WHEN UPON ROLLOUT I INADVERTENTLY BUMPED THE GEAR LEVER UP RATHER THAN THE FLAP LEVER AND THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE PAVEMENT. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AND WE TAXIED TO THE RAMP UNEVENTFULLY.
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