What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During initial interview with pilot dan rocco, he stated that on touch down, during his third touch and go landing at the lee Gilmer airport in gainsville, GA, the right main landing gear collapsed. During the second interview with the pilot on the following date, (04/16/00) the pilot stated that he wanted to change his statement. He sated that during his third touch and go landing, he inadvertently raised the landing gear handle when he meant to raise the flap handle. The aircraft settled to the runway doing minor damage to the belly. The propellers struck the pavement and the engines sustained sudden stoppage. There were no injuries as a result of this incident. Reexamination of pilot's skills under title 48 of us transportation code section 44709 is recommended.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING INITIAL INTERVIEW WITH PILOT DAN ROCCO, HE STATED THAT ON TOUCH DOWN, DURING HIS THIRD TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT THE LEE GILMER AIRPORT IN GAINSVILLE, GA, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. DURING THE SECOND INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT ON THE FOLLOWING DATE, (04/16/00) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WANTED TO CHANGE HIS STATEMENT. HE SATED THAT DURING HIS THIRD TOUCH AND GO LANDING, HE INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE WHEN HE MEANT TO RAISE THE FLAP HANDLE. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE RUNWAY DOING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY. THE PROPELLERS STRUCK THE PAVEMENT AND THE ENGINES SUSTAINED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT. REEXAMINATION OF PILOT'S SKILLS UNDER TITLE 48 OF US TRANSPORTATION CODE SECTION 44709 IS RECOMMENDED.