What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)PIC initially took off from oak and upon return to iak the weather conditions did not permit for a safe landing. PIC diverted to hwd and landed uneventfully. The aircraft came to a complete stop and proceeded to taxi. While attempting to raise flaps the PIC inadvertently raised the landing gear handle and the left main gear collapsed. The following damage occured. Left prop, contacted with the concrete caused approx 5 inches of tips to bend in a foward direction. The engine came to a sudden stop. Left wing tip tank, when the tip tank contacted the taxiway it destroyed the landing light and scraped the lower side of the tip tank. The bottom dorsal fin was damaged due to contact with the surface. Skin is torn and riped. Damage to the left elevator was limited to the end cap from contact with the surface. There does not appear to be any damage to the wing or elevator spar.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PIC INITIALLY TOOK OFF FROM OAK AND UPON RETURN TO IAK THE WEATHER CONDITIONS DID NOT PERMIT FOR A SAFE LANDING. PIC DIVERTED TO HWD AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PROCEEDED TO TAXI.WHILE ATTEMPTING TO RAISE FLAPS THE PIC INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED. THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE OCCURED. LEFT PROP, CONTACTED WITH THE CONCRETE CAUSED APPROX 5 INCHES OF TIPS TO BEND IN A FOWARD DIRECTION. THE ENGINE CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. LEFT WING TIP TANK, WHEN THE TIP TANK CONTACTED THE TAXIWAY IT DESTROYED THE LANDING LIGHT AND SCRAPED THE LOWER SIDE OF THE TIP TANK. THE BOTTOM DORSAL FIN WAS DAMAGED DUE TO CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE. SKIN IS TORN AND RIPED. DAMAGE TO THE LEFT ELEVATOR WAS LIMITED TO THE END CAP FROM CONTACT WITH THE SURFACE. THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE ANY DAMAGE TO THE WING OR ELEVATOR SPAR.
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