What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)On Sunday 6 March 2000, at 1315 EST, privacy data omitted was giving dual flight instruction to privacy data omitted at the Titusville Space coast airport near Titusville, Florida. The pilots were conducting touch and go landings and takeoffs on runway 9. On the last landing, the commerical applicant, privacy data omittedraised the flaps during the landing roll in preparation for the takeoff when he inadvertently placed the landing gear selector in the "up" position when reaching for the throttle. The nose landing gear retracted causing the propeller to strike the runway after which the engine stopped and the aircraft skidded to a stop on the runway with the aircraft resting on it's nose. The aircraft sustained minor damage with no injury to the pilots. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the incident. Both pilots are to receive reexamination under title 49, u.s code, subtitle vii, subsection 44709.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)ON SUNDAY 6 MARCH 2000, AT 1315 EST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING DUAL FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT THE TITUSVILLE SPACE COAST AIRPORT NEAR TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA. THE PILOTS WERE CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS ON RUNWAY 9. ON THE LAST LANDING, THE COMMERICAL APPLICANT, ^PRIVACY D^RAISED THE FLAPS DURING THE LANDING ROLL IN PREPARATION FOR THE TAKEOFF WHEN HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR IN THE "UP" POSITION WHEN REACHING FOR THE THROTTLE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY AFTER WHICH THE ENGINE STOPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY WITH THE AIRCRAFT RESTING ON IT'S NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WITH NO INJURY TO THE PILOTS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. BOTH PILOTS ARE TO RECEIVE REEXAMINATION UNDER TITLE 49, U.S CODE, SUBTITLE VII, SUBSECTION 44709.
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