What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) On March 22, 2009, on about 1455 eastern standard time, a Mooney M20-C aircraft N3411X registered to privacy data omitted. Operating as 14 CFR part 91 flight had a prop strike during take off from runway 22 at Greenville Spartanburg airport (gsp). Visual meteorological condition prevailed. The aircraft incurred minor damage. The commercial rated pilot reported no injuries. The pilot stated at approximately 60 mph indicated and just prior to takeoff rotation, he saw and felt the landing gear handle uplock unlatch and the landing gear handle swing freely out approximately 30 degrees. With the landing gear free to fold up, the aircraft settled slightly and the propeller made contact with the runway. He heard the propeller strike and responded by pitching up, since flying speed had been attained. Aircraft climbed to approximately 20 feet while maintaining course straight ahead over remaining runway. He forcibly re-locked landing gear down and landed back on the remaining runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON MARCH 22, 2009, ON ABOUT 1455 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A MOONEY M20-C AIRCRAFT N3411X REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. OPERATING AS 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT HAD A PROP STRIKE DURING TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 22 AT GREENVILLE SPARTANBURG AIRPORT (GSP). VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED MINOR DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH INDICATED AND JUST PRIOR TO TAKEOFF ROTATION, HE SAW AND FELT THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE UPLOCK UNLATCH AND THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE SWING FREELY OUT APPROXIMATELY 30 DEGREES. WITH THE LANDING GEAR FREE TO FOLD UP, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED SLIGHTLY AND THE PROPELLER MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY. HE HEARD THE PROPELLER STRIKE AND RESPONDED BY PITCHING UP, SINCE FLYING SPEED HAD BEEN ATTAINED. AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET WHILE MAINTAINING COURSE STRAIGHT AHEAD OVER REMAINING RUNWAY. HE FORCIBLY RE-LOCKED LANDING GEAR DOWN AND LANDED BACK ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY.
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