What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot landed on runway 23 at Hemet airport in California at approximately 12:05PM PDT. Conditions were reported in the vicinity as: kral 131853Z VRB05KT 10SM clr 37/14 A2993 rmk AO2 SLP116 T03670144. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and conditions were dry. The pilot stated that, during landing rollout, he unwittingly raised the landing gear lever while intending to raise the flap lever. The airplane's landing gear collapsed at the nose and left main positions, the airplane skidded forward and left, and came to rest with damage to its belly, propeller, engine exhaust pipes, and left wingtip. The pilot was the sole occupant and reported surviving the incident uninjured.
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 23 AT HEMET AIRPORT IN CALIFORNIA AT APPROXIMATELY 12:05PM PDT. CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED IN THE VICINITY AS: KRAL 131853Z VRB05KT 10SM CLR 37/14 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP116 T03670144. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND CONDITIONS WERE DRY. THE PILOT STATED THAT, DURING LANDING ROLLOUT, HE UNWITTINGLY RAISED THE LANDING GEAR LEVER WHILE INTENDING TO RAISE THE FLAP LEVER. THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AT THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN POSITIONS, THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED FORWARD AND LEFT, AND CAME TO REST WITH DAMAGE TO ITS BELLY, PROPELLER, ENGINE EXHAUST PIPES, AND LEFT WINGTIP. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND REPORTED SURVIVING THE INCIDENT UNINJURED.
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