What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At approximately 1820 on January 31,2011 the nose landing gear collapsed upon landing on Cessna N5209V. The student (privacy data omitted) was on his second lesson to become familar with the aircraft. We were doing touch and go'es on runway 6. On his six(6) landing the following events took place. On final the green lights, and gear handle were confirmed down. The aircraft touched down, the mains first then the nose. The student (privacy data omitted) raised the flaps. The gear warning horn sounded. The pilot looked down and noticed the student had raised the gear handle, instead of the flap handle. The gear handle was immediately put back to the down position. The nose gear began draging the ground, the pilot cut the power and turned of the fuel. The tower was informed of this action. The aircraft was shut down, and a ground crew removed it from the runway.
As the FAA filed it
AT APPROXIMATELY 1820 ON JANUARY 31,2011 THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED UPON LANDING ON CESSNA N5209V. THE STUDENT (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) WAS ON HIS SECOND LESSON TO BECOME FAMILAR WITH THE AIRCRAFT. WE WERE DOING TOUCH AND GO'ES ON RUNWAY 6. ON HIS SIX(6) LANDING THE FOLLOWING EVENTS TOOK PLACE. ON FINAL THE GREEN LIGHTS, AND GEAR HANDLE WERE CONFIRMED DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, THE MAINS FIRST THEN THE NOSE. THE STUDENT (^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^) RAISED THE FLAPS. THE GEAR WARNING HORN SOUNDED. THE PILOT LOOKED DOWN AND NOTICED THE STUDENT HAD RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE, INSTEAD OF THE FLAP HANDLE. THE GEAR HANDLE WAS IMMEDIATELY PUT BACK TO THE DOWN POSITION. THE NOSE GEAR BEGAN DRAGING THE GROUND, THE PILOT CUT THE POWER AND TURNED OF THE FUEL. THE TOWER WAS INFORMED OF THIS ACTION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN, AND A GROUND CREW REMOVED IT FROM THE RUNWAY.
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