From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Instructor pilot ^priva^ was acting as pilot in command. Private pilot privacy data omitted was receiving flight instruction in preparation for an instrument rating practical test. privacy data omitted Performed the pre-flight inspection prior to the arrival of ^priva^. ^priva^ states he visually checked the landing gear handle and green "gear-down" light. On takeoff, as privacy data omitted lifted the nose of the aircraft, the landing gear began to react. After the propeller struck the runway, ^priva^ took control and maintanined flight long enough to pull the mixture control and then landed the aircraft with the landing gear began to retract. A post-incident investigation found the landing gear handle in the "up" position. No mechanical abnormality in the landing gear retraction system could be found. Both pilots maintained that the gear handle was in the "down" position prior to takeoff.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)INSTRUCTOR PILOT ^PRIVA^ WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND. PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY^ WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN PREPARATION FOR AN INSTRUMENT RATING PRACTICAL TEST. ^PRIVACY^ PERFORMED THE PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF ^PRIVA^. ^PRIVA^ STATES HE VISUALLY CHECKED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE AND GREEN "GEAR-DOWN" LIGHT. ON TAKEOFF, AS ^PRIVACY^ LIFTED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO REACT. AFTER THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY, ^PRIVA^ TOOK CONTROL AND MAINTANINED FLIGHT LONG ENOUGH TO PULL THE MIXTURE CONTROL AND THEN LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE LANDING GEAR BEGAN TO RETRACT. A POST-INCIDENT INVESTIGATION FOUND THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE IN THE "UP" POSITION. NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALITY IN THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTION SYSTEM COULD BE FOUND. BOTH PILOTS MAINTAINED THAT THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IN THE "DOWN" POSITION PRIOR TO TAKEOFF.
Other reports on N5338V · 6
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.