What happened
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(-23)The pilot departed chesterfield county, Virginia, airport and landed on runway 02 at Richmond in't airport, Virginia, for the purpose of repositioning the aircraft for a chater flight. The pilot stated the landing gear was down with three green lights, and the touch down was smooth. He further stated that shortly thereafter he intended to raise the flaps, however, by accident raised the landing gear instead, the landing gear collapsed and the aircraft runway causing minor damage to the underside of the aircraft. The landing gear switch was found to be in the up position. Following the incident, the landing gear was found to operate normally. Pilot passed a re-examination check flight on July 27, 2000. Incident closed.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)THE PILOT DEPARTED CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VIRGINIA, AIRPORT AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 02 AT RICHMOND IN'T AIRPORT, VIRGINIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A CHATER FLIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THE LANDING GEAR WAS DOWN WITH THREE GREEN LIGHTS, AND THE TOUCH DOWN WAS SMOOTH. HE FURTHER STATED THAT SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE INTENDED TO RAISE THE FLAPS, HOWEVER, BY ACCIDENT RAISED THE LANDING GEAR INSTEAD, THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE UP POSITION. FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT, THE LANDING GEAR WAS FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY. PILOT PASSED A RE-EXAMINATION CHECK FLIGHT ON JULY 27, 2000. INCIDENT CLOSED.
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