What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) During after landing rollout, the pilot remembers reaching up to retract the flaps. While his eyes were still inside the cockpit he felt the airplane settle and heard/felt the propeller striking the runway. Post incident examination found the right main landing gear actuating tube "bowed", tires exhibiting scuff marks indicating the gear was down, and the flaps in the same position the pilot said he set for landing. The electric gear switch was in the down position, with the circuit breaker popped.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) DURING AFTER LANDING ROLLOUT, THE PILOT REMEMBERS REACHING UP TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. WHILE HIS EYES WERE STILL INSIDE THE COCKPIT HE FELT THE AIRPLANE SETTLE AND HEARD/FELT THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE RUNWAY. POST INCIDENT EXAMINATION FOUND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATING TUBE "BOWED", TIRES EXHIBITING SCUFF MARKS INDICATING THE GEAR WAS DOWN, AND THE FLAPS IN THE SAME POSITION THE PILOT SAID HE SET FOR LANDING. THE ELECTRIC GEAR SWITCH WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION, WITH THE CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED.
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