What happened
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On January 14, 2012, privacy data omitted, commercial student was practicing takeoff and landing with pilot instructor privacy data omitted at Boeing field onboard a Cessna-172RG, N6141R. Training began at 1330 local, after completing three takeoffs and landings, they began their fourth circuit, as the aircraft started to rotate, the nose gear retracted and a gust of wind forced the airplane down causing damage to the NLG bay doors, lower cowl, engine, and propeller. Apparently the gear lever was raised and none of the two occupants readily admitted to placing the gear lever in the up position. Both occupants verified that the gear lever was in the up position when aircraft rested. Aircraft skidded to a stop and came to rest in the upright position on the west side of the runway south of the A7 intersection.
As the FAA filed it
ON JANUARY 14, 2012, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, COMMERCIAL STUDENT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDING WITH PILOT INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT BOEING FIELD ONBOARD A CESSNA-172RG, N6141R. TRAINING BEGAN AT 1330 LOCAL, AFTER COMPLETING THREE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, THEY BEGAN THEIR FOURTH CIRCUIT, AS THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO ROTATE, THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND A GUST OF WIND FORCED THE AIRPLANE DOWN CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NLG BAY DOORS, LOWER COWL, ENGINE, AND PROPELLER. APPARENTLY THE GEAR LEVER WAS RAISED AND NONE OF THE TWO OCCUPANTS READILY ADMITTED TO PLACING THE GEAR LEVER IN THE UP POSITION. BOTH OCCUPANTS VERIFIED THAT THE GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE UP POSITION WHEN AIRCRAFT RESTED. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP AND CAME TO REST IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SOUTH OF THE A7 INTERSECTION.
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