What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23)Prior to the incident, the pilot, who was in the right seat, and his father, also a rated pilot in the left seat, were practicing a series of takeoffs and landings in N4624A on runway 36 at New Century Aircenter(ixd), Olathe, Kansas. During the landing rollout, after completing his first landing, the right seat pilot thought he had selected the flap handle, however, he inadvertently selected the gear handle and moved it to the gear up position. The airplane came to a stop on runway 36 with the landing gear retracted. Both the pilot and his father admitted that the landing gear had been retracted while the aircraft was on the runway. A post incident inspection revealed no abnormalities with the landing gear or safety squat switch. Incident privacy data omitted is closed with this report.
As the FAA filed it
(-23)PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT, THE PILOT, WHO WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT, AND HIS FATHER, ALSO A RATED PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT, WERE PRACTICING A SERIES OF TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS IN N4624A ON RUNWAY 36 AT NEW CENTURY AIRCENTER(IXD), OLATHE, KANSAS. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT, AFTER COMPLETING HIS FIRST LANDING, THE RIGHT SEAT PILOT THOUGHT HE HAD SELECTED THE FLAP HANDLE, HOWEVER, HE INADVERTENTLY SELECTED THE GEAR HANDLE AND MOVED IT TO THE GEAR UP POSITION. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ON RUNWAY 36 WITH THE LANDING GEAR RETRACTED. BOTH THE PILOT AND HIS FATHER ADMITTED THAT THE LANDING GEAR HAD BEEN RETRACTED WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON THE RUNWAY. A POST INCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO ABNORMALITIES WITH THE LANDING GEAR OR SAFETY SQUAT SWITCH. INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.
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