What happened
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(-23) Flight instructor privacy data omitted and his student, flight instructor candidate privacy data omitted were practicing touch and go landings in CE-172, N5311R, at Sanford-Orlando airport, Sanford, Florida, on 3-6-01. privacy data omittedOccupied the right front seat of the a/c and was operating the a/c during such touch and go operations. During the ground roll porion of a touch and go landing, the alnding gear selector lever was apparently placed in the up position, causing the nose gear to retract. Neither pilot recalls who may have inadvertently moved the gear selector lever. However, a post incident function check of the landing gear system of N5311R revealed no operational deficiencies.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA^ AND HIS STUDENT, FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CANDIDATE ^PRIVACY DATA^ WERE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS IN CE-172, N5311R, AT SANFORD-ORLANDO AIRPORT, SANFORD, FLORIDA, ON 3-6-01. ^PRIVACY DA^OCCUPIED THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT OF THE A/C AND WAS OPERATING THE A/C DURING SUCH TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS. DURING THE GROUND ROLL PORION OF A TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE ALNDING GEAR SELECTOR LEVER WAS APPARENTLY PLACED IN THE UP POSITION, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO RETRACT. NEITHER PILOT RECALLS WHO MAY HAVE INADVERTENTLY MOVED THE GEAR SELECTOR LEVER. HOWEVER, A POST INCIDENT FUNCTION CHECK OF THE LANDING GEAR SYSTEM OF N5311R REVEALED NO OPERATIONAL DEFICIENCIES.
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