What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) The pilot privacy data omitted was receiving multiengine airplane instruction from privacy data omitted a CFI on September 19, 2005. The multiengine airplane N353LA, a BE-55-T42A was owned by the pilot privacy data omitted ^. After completing some air work flight instruction the pilot privacy data omitted ^ proceeded back to the Pasco, Washington airport for some landing practice on runway 21R. The pilot on the controls and the flight instructor stated they had completed a normal landing on runway 21R, and were planning on a touch and go landing. The pilot privacy data omitted ^ raised the flaps, opened the cowl flaps, and reset the trim while rolling down the runway. For some reason the pilot privacy data omitted ^ then reached over and momentarily retracted the landing gear. The flight instructor privacy data omitted said he placed his hand over the students hand and repositioned the gear switch to the down position. The landing gear motor had already started to retract the gear resulting in the nose gear to collapse followed by the main gear. There were no injuries associated with this incident, and minor aircraft damage.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ WAS RECEIVING MULTIENGINE AIRPLANE INSTRUCTION FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ A CFI ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2005. THE MULTIENGINE AIRPLANE N353LA, A BE-55-T42A WAS OWNED BY THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^. AFTER COMPLETING SOME AIR WORK FLIGHT INSTRUCTION THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ PROCEEDED BACK TO THE PASCO, WASHINGTON AIRPORT FOR SOME LANDING PRACTICE ON RUNWAY 21R. THE PILOT ON THE CONTROLS AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THEY HAD COMPLETED A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 21R, AND WERE PLANNING ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ RAISED THE FLAPS, OPENED THE COWL FLAPS, AND RESET THE TRIM WHILE ROLLING DOWN THE RUNWAY. FOR SOME REASON THE PILOT ^PRIVACY ^ THEN REACHED OVER AND MOMENTARILY RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DAT^ SAID HE PLACED HIS HAND OVER THE STUDENTS HAND AND REPOSITIONED THE GEAR SWITCH TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE LANDING GEAR MOTOR HAD ALREADY STARTED TO RETRACT THE GEAR RESULTING IN THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT, AND MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.
Other reports on N353LA · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.