What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Upon landing rollout retracted landing gear instead of flaps. (.4)the pilots had been practicing instrument approaches, and they decided to land. The owner-pilot receiving instruction made a normal landing but during the rollout, the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane slid on its nose, then began to veer to the left. The right main landing gear then collapsed. An FAA inspector who examined the airplane found the landing gear selector in the down position, and the flap handle in the up position. The landing gear doors were open. The landing gear torque tubes were bent and not broken.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) UPON LANDING ROLLOUT RETRACTED LANDING GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS. (.4)THE PILOTS HAD BEEN PRACTICING INSTRUMENT APPROACHES, AND THEY DECIDED TO LAND. THE OWNER-PILOT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION MADE A NORMAL LANDING BUT DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. THE AIRPLANE SLID ON ITS NOSE, THEN BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR THEN COLLAPSED. AN FAA INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE AIRPLANE FOUND THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR IN THE DOWN POSITION, AND THE FLAP HANDLE IN THE UP POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR DOORS WERE OPEN. THE LANDING GEAR TORQUE TUBES WERE BENT AND NOT BROKEN.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.