What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 2:00PM eastern time, a 1964 Piper PA-24-260 ?comanche?, N8610P, s/n 24-4063 (fixed wing single engine land aircraft) experienced a landing gear retraction and subsequent collapse during the landing rollout on runway 11 at the Owosso Airport in Owosso, Michigan. The pilot stated that he intended to retract the flaps but inadvertently selected the landing gear handle to the ?retract? Position, causing the gear to retract as the aircraft was decelerating after landing. The aircraft came to rest near the edge of the runway.
The aircraft was carrying two people, the pilot-in-command and one passenger with no injuries
As the FAA filed it
ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2012 AT 2:00PM EASTERN TIME, A 1964 PIPER PA-24-260 ?COMANCHE?, N8610P, S/N 24-4063 (FIXED WING SINGLE ENGINE LAND AIRCRAFT) EXPERIENCED A LANDING GEAR RETRACTION AND SUBSEQUENT COLLAPSE DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 11 AT THE OWOSSO AIRPORT IN OWOSSO, MICHIGAN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE INTENDED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS BUT INADVERTENTLY SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR HANDLE TO THE ?RETRACT? POSITION, CAUSING THE GEAR TO RETRACT AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS DECELERATING AFTER LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST NEAR THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.
THE AIRCRAFT WAS CARRYING TWO PEOPLE, THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND AND ONE PASSENGER WITH NO INJURIES
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