What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilots statement stated that touch down on the main landing gear was normal and on roll out the nose gear collapsed. Landing gear retraction was performed by maint. Personnel and the investigation revealed that the landing gear was in transion mode at the time of the gear collapse. There was no system or component failure. This inspector believes the pilot inadvertently retracted the landing gear on landing roll out thinking they were the flaps that he retracted. The electrical switches for landing gear and the flaps are identical and are located on the instrument panel.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOTS STATEMENT STATED THAT TOUCH DOWN ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS NORMAL AND ON ROLL OUT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. LANDING GEAR RETRACTION WAS PERFORMED BY MAINT. PERSONNEL AND THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN TRANSION MODE AT THE TIME OF THE GEAR COLLAPSE. THERE WAS NO SYSTEM OR COMPONENT FAILURE. THIS INSPECTOR BELIEVES THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR ON LANDING ROLL OUT THINKING THEY WERE THE FLAPS THAT HE RETRACTED. THE ELECTRICAL SWITCHES FOR LANDING GEAR AND THE FLAPS ARE IDENTICAL AND ARE LOCATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.
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