What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Pilot was attempting a "touch & go" landing after an ILS approach in a BE-58 aircraft. Pilot mistakenly retracted the gear instead of the flaps resulting in a gear-up landing. (Pilot readily admitted to his mistake. Pilot explained that most of his flight time is in a CE-72RG aircraft and in that aircraft the flap switch is in the same location as the landing gear switch in the BE-58 aircraft. Since the incident the pilot has received flight instruction from a certified flight instructor and has passed a multi-engine instrument flight evaluation in a BE-58 aircraft with a designated pilot examiner. privacy data omitted )
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A "TOUCH & GO" LANDING AFTER AN ILS APPROACH IN A BE-58 AIRCRAFT. PILOT MISTAKENLY RETRACTED THE GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS RESULTING IN A GEAR-UP LANDING. (PILOT READILY ADMITTED TO HIS MISTAKE. PILOT EXPLAINED THAT MOST OF HIS FLIGHT TIME IS IN A CE-72RG AIRCRAFT AND IN THAT AIRCRAFT THE FLAP SWITCH IS IN THE SAME LOCATION AS THE LANDING GEAR SWITCH IN THE BE-58 AIRCRAFT. SINCE THE INCIDENT THE PILOT HAS RECEIVED FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND HAS PASSED A MULTI-ENGINE INSTRUMENT FLIGHT EVALUATION IN A BE-58 AIRCRAFT WITH A DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ )
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