What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) While conducting an end-of-course test for a delta connection academy part 141 flight instructor certification course, check instructor privacy data omitted directed end-of course applicant privacy data omitted to perform a short field landing on runway 23 at Deland municipal airport, Deland, FL. Upon touchdown, check instructor privacy data omitted departed from his role as an evaluator and became a crewmember as he aettmpted to raise the flaps for privacy data omitted. Instead of operating the flaps with the flap handle located between the front seats of the aircraft, privacy data omitted placed the gear selector switch in the up position, causing the nose and right main landing gear to retract while the airplane was in the roll-out phase of the landing. The aircraft came to rest off the right side of the ruwnay with damage to the prop, nose gear doors, cowling, right wing tip, right wing outboard lower skin, and aircraft step.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING AN END-OF-COURSE TEST FOR A DELTA CONNECTION ACADEMY PART 141 FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATION COURSE, CHECK INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DIRECTED END-OF COURSE APPLICANT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO PERFORM A SHORT FIELD LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT DELAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DELAND, FL. UPON TOUCHDOWN, CHECK INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM HIS ROLE AS AN EVALUATOR AND BECAME A CREWMEMBER AS HE AETTMPTED TO RAISE THE FLAPS FOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. INSTEAD OF OPERATING THE FLAPS WITH THE FLAP HANDLE LOCATED BETWEEN THE FRONT SEATS OF THE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH IN THE UP POSITION, CAUSING THE NOSE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS IN THE ROLL-OUT PHASE OF THE LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUWNAY WITH DAMAGE TO THE PROP, NOSE GEAR DOORS, COWLING, RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT WING OUTBOARD LOWER SKIN, AND AIRCRAFT STEP.
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