What happened
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(-23) Flight was to familiarize new owner with aircraft. Flight initiated out of flagstaff, where the new owner, the pilot, privacy data omitted performed the take off and retracted the landing gear. He stated he had difficulty raising the gear after takeoff. The flight proceeded to Winslow to facilitate practice touch and goes. It was decided that the flight instructor privacy data omitted ^ was to perform the first landing with privacy data omitted following him thru. privacy data omitted Entered the traffic pattern, slowed the aircraft, extended the landing gear and observed the green landing light. The flight instructor privacy data omitted ^ took over the controls and on final asked if the gear was down. privacy data omitted Told him he had a green light. Upon touchdown, as the weight of the aircraft came into contact with the ground, the aircraft gear extension handle slammed down (disengaged from extended position) and the landing gear retracted. Awaiting maintenance inspection of the landing gear handle locking mechanism to determine whether there is a mechanical malfunction of the lock.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) FLIGHT WAS TO FAMILIARIZE NEW OWNER WITH AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT INITIATED OUT OF FLAGSTAFF, WHERE THE NEW OWNER, THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY^ PERFORMED THE TAKE OFF AND RETRACTED THE LANDING GEAR. HE STATED HE HAD DIFFICULTY RAISING THE GEAR AFTER TAKEOFF. THE FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO WINSLOW TO FACILITATE PRACTICE TOUCH AND GOES. IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY ^ WAS TO PERFORM THE FIRST LANDING WITH ^PRIVACY^ FOLLOWING HIM THRU. ^PRIVACY^ ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, SLOWED THE AIRCRAFT, EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR AND OBSERVED THE GREEN LANDING LIGHT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY ^ TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND ON FINAL ASKED IF THE GEAR WAS DOWN. ^PRIVACY^ TOLD HIM HE HAD A GREEN LIGHT. UPON TOUCHDOWN, AS THE WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT GEAR EXTENSION HANDLE SLAMMED DOWN (DISENGAGED FROM EXTENDED POSITION) AND THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. AWAITING MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE LOCKING MECHANISM TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE IS A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE LOCK.
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