What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On July 31, 2001 at approx 1645 PDT aircraft N8360D was lined up for runway 19L for straight out VFR departure to sna. Pilot had two passengers on board. Before takeoff tower changed runways from 1L & r to 19L. Waiting of departure pilot monitored the engine temp, ol pressure, and electric charge etc. At takeoff with a positive rate of climb, pilot retracted landing gear and noticed that the gear was not making the noise that it should be. Pilot glanced at the indicator wahich was showing negative for the retracted state. Keeping the rate of climb pilot realized that he had lost electric power and was unable to contact tower. He began circling south of the airport in effort to manually lower the gear. When pilot over flew the downwind the looked up at the tower for a signal and could not see nothing. On final at about 800' AGL pilot noticed the green light but was not certain that if it was a continuous green or a pulsing green. On short final pilot advised the passengers that they might have problems with the landing gear. Pilot's concern was that the gear was not down and locked. When touch down pilot heard a terrible noise of sheet metal over concrete runway. The aircraft came to rest in a short distance. Pilot turned off fuel and evacuated aircraft with no injuries. Pilot's statement just before leaving the area. To his surprise, the landing gear was neatly retracted with the landing gear doors closed. Pilot traced back when he was emergency extending the landing gear that he was rotating the emergency gear handle clockwise (which seemed to him natural and easier). However, when pilot looked at the POH and realized that he should have rotated the emergency gear handle in the counterclockwise position. Case closed with pilot accepting remedial training emergency gear extension.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JULY 31, 2001 AT APPROX 1645 PDT AIRCRAFT N8360D WAS LINED UP FOR RUNWAY 19L FOR STRAIGHT OUT VFR DEPARTURE TO SNA. PILOT HAD TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD. BEFORE TAKEOFF TOWER CHANGED RUNWAYS FROM 1L & R TO 19L. WAITING OF DEPARTURE PILOT MONITORED THE ENGINE TEMP, OL PRESSURE, AND ELECTRIC CHARGE ETC. AT TAKEOFF WITH A POSITIVE RATE OF CLIMB, PILOT RETRACTED LANDING GEAR AND NOTICED THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT MAKING THE NOISE THAT IT SHOULD BE. PILOT GLANCED AT THE INDICATOR WAHICH WAS SHOWING NEGATIVE FOR THE RETRACTED STATE. KEEPING THE RATE OF CLIMB PILOT REALIZED THAT HE HAD LOST ELECTRIC POWER AND WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT TOWER. HE BEGAN CIRCLING SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT IN EFFORT TO MANUALLY LOWER THE GEAR. WHEN PILOT OVER FLEW THE DOWNWIND THE LOOKED UP AT THE TOWER FOR A SIGNAL AND COULD NOT SEE NOTHING. ON FINAL AT ABOUT 800' AGL PILOT NOTICED THE GREEN LIGHT BUT WAS NOT CERTAIN THAT IF IT WAS A CONTINUOUS GREEN OR A PULSING GREEN. ON SHORT FINAL PILOT ADVISED THE PASSENGERS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE LANDING GEAR. PILOT'S CONCERN WAS THAT THE GEAR WAS NOT DOWN AND LOCKED. WHEN TOUCH DOWN PILOT HEARD A TERRIBLE NOISE OF SHEET METAL OVER CONCRETE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A SHORT DISTANCE. PILOT TURNED OFF FUEL AND EVACUATED AIRCRAFT WITH NO INJURIES. PILOT'S STATEMENT JUST BEFORE LEAVING THE AREA. TO HIS SURPRISE, THE LANDING GEAR WAS NEATLY RETRACTED WITH THE LANDING GEAR DOORS CLOSED. PILOT TRACED BACK WHEN HE WAS EMERGENCY EXTENDING THE LANDING GEAR THAT HE WAS ROTATING THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE CLOCKWISE (WHICH SEEMED TO HIM NATURAL AND EASIER). HOWEVER, WHEN PILOT LOOKED AT THE POH AND REALIZED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE ROTATED THE EMERGENCY GEAR HANDLE IN THE COUNTERCLOCKWISE POSITION. CASE CLOSED WITH PILOT ACCEPTING REMEDIAL TRAINING EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION.