What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
At 0722 Arizona standard time (ast) N43RH, a Beech bonanza, BE-35-V35A made a first attempt landing at Casa Grande muni airport (cgz). The aircraft previously took off from chandler muni airport (chd) around 0600 ast. During the first attempt landing a cgz, N43RH approached runway (rwy) 22 and proceed to land. The aircraft touch down on the runway and the pilot in command (PIC) reached over to cycle the flaps to the up position but did not verify his selection and moved the actual landing gear lever to the up position causing the aircraft landing gear to retract in the aircraft. The aircraft landed on the landing gear doors and started to skid down the runway while the prop was striking the runway as the aircraft moved forward. The aircraft came to a complete stop after the pilot turned off the engine and settled on rwy 22 at cgz. Only minor damage was noted and the aircraft was raised up on it gear and no structural defects were noted underneath the bottom of the aircraft. No injuries were reported. 1 person was onboard. Counseling was provided to the PIC for gear mismanagement and the importance a selective verifications and callouts in order help pilots remember they are grabbing the right lever. The PIC was completely cooperative in providing information and no further action is needed.
As the FAA filed it
AT 0722 ARIZONA STANDARD TIME (AST) N43RH, A BEECH BONANZA, BE-35-V35A MADE A FIRST ATTEMPT LANDING AT CASA GRANDE MUNI AIRPORT (CGZ). THE AIRCRAFT PREVIOUSLY TOOK OFF FROM CHANDLER MUNI AIRPORT (CHD) AROUND 0600 AST. DURING THE FIRST ATTEMPT LANDING A CGZ, N43RH APPROACHED RUNWAY (RWY) 22 AND PROCEED TO LAND. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCH DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) REACHED OVER TO CYCLE THE FLAPS TO THE UP POSITION BUT DID NOT VERIFY HIS SELECTION AND MOVED THE ACTUAL LANDING GEAR LEVER TO THE UP POSITION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR TO RETRACT IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON THE LANDING GEAR DOORS AND STARTED TO SKID DOWN THE RUNWAY WHILE THE PROP WAS STRIKING THE RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT MOVED FORWARD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER THE PILOT TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND SETTLED ON RWY 22 AT CGZ. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE WAS NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RAISED UP ON IT GEAR AND NO STRUCTURAL DEFECTS WERE NOTED UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. 1 PERSON WAS ONBOARD. COUNSELING WAS PROVIDED TO THE PIC FOR GEAR MISMANAGEMENT AND THE IMPORTANCE A SELECTIVE VERIFICATIONS AND CALLOUTS IN ORDER HELP PILOTS REMEMBER THEY ARE GRABBING THE RIGHT LEVER. THE PIC WAS COMPLETELY COOPERATIVE IN PROVIDING INFORMATION AND NO FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED.
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