What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On April 23, 2005, approximately 0930 eastern daylight time, a Mooney-20-E, N5514Q, made a gear-up landing at Palm Beach county Glades airport, Pahokee, Florida. The private pilot was operating his privately owned registered airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured; the airplane sustained minor damage. The pilot stated that during the second touch and go at Pahokee airport (phk) while on the ground, he mistakenly hit the gear release button resulting in landing gear retracting during the roll out on rwy 35.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 23, 2005, APPROXIMATELY 0930 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MOONEY-20-E, N5514Q, MADE A GEAR-UP LANDING AT PALM BEACH COUNTY GLADES AIRPORT, PAHOKEE, FLORIDA. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS OPERATING HIS PRIVATELY OWNED REGISTERED AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE SECOND TOUCH AND GO AT PAHOKEE AIRPORT (PHK) WHILE ON THE GROUND, HE MISTAKENLY HIT THE GEAR RELEASE BUTTON RESULTING IN LANDING GEAR RETRACTING DURING THE ROLL OUT ON RWY 35.
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