What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The pilot stated the following: "upon turning the plane on and going through my checklist I noticed the gear switch in the neutral position. I proceeded to put it in the "up" position and began to taxi. After taxiing to rwy 30 via alpha > bravo I started my run up procedure. Everything checked out and I proceeded to line up on rwy 30. I made my final calls and applied full power and started my takeoff roll., once I reached rotate speed I began to apply back pressure. This is when the right main gear collapsed on takeoff. I felt my rear smack the runway, I knew my prop had not struck the ground so I kept power in and started to climb. I called kbff explaining I thought I had a gear failure. When I hit the runway on takeoff I looked at my gear switch and realized the error that I made and now caused. I did 2 low passes on rwy 05 so that someone on the ground could inspect the gear. Seeing that nothing changed from its current state I proceeded to fly north and gain some altitude to begin an emergency gear down procedure. After exhausting everything I could do I began my flight back to kbff while keeping them informed during this time. I was informed to land rwy 23 and if possible after the intersecting rwy. I proceeded to rwy 23 and when I knew I had the intersecting rwy made, I pulled mixture and let the engine die while gliding it in for touchdown."
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING: "UPON TURNING THE PLANE ON AND GOING THROUGH MY CHECKLIST I NOTICED THE GEAR SWITCH IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. I PROCEEDED TO PUT IT IN THE "UP" POSITION AND BEGAN TO TAXI. AFTER TAXIING TO RWY 30 VIA ALPHA > BRAVO I STARTED MY RUN UP PROCEDURE. EVERYTHING CHECKED OUT AND I PROCEEDED TO LINE UP ON RWY 30. I MADE MY FINAL CALLS AND APPLIED FULL POWER AND STARTED MY TAKEOFF ROLL., ONCE I REACHED ROTATE SPEED I BEGAN TO APPLY BACK PRESSURE. THIS IS WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON TAKEOFF. I FELT MY REAR SMACK THE RUNWAY, I KNEW MY PROP HAD NOT STRUCK THE GROUND SO I KEPT POWER IN AND STARTED TO CLIMB. I CALLED KBFF EXPLAINING I THOUGHT I HAD A GEAR FAILURE. WHEN I HIT THE RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF I LOOKED AT MY GEAR SWITCH AND REALIZED THE ERROR THAT I MADE AND NOW CAUSED. I DID 2 LOW PASSES ON RWY 05 SO THAT SOMEONE ON THE GROUND COULD INSPECT THE GEAR. SEEING THAT NOTHING CHANGED FROM ITS CURRENT STATE I PROCEEDED TO FLY NORTH AND GAIN SOME ALTITUDE TO BEGIN AN EMERGENCY GEAR DOWN PROCEDURE. AFTER EXHAUSTING EVERYTHING I COULD DO I BEGAN MY FLIGHT BACK TO KBFF WHILE KEEPING THEM INFORMED DURING THIS TIME. I WAS INFORMED TO LAND RWY 23 AND IF POSSIBLE AFTER THE INTERSECTING RWY. I PROCEEDED TO RWY 23 AND WHEN I KNEW I HAD THE INTERSECTING RWY MADE, I PULLED MIXTURE AND LET THE ENGINE DIE WHILE GLIDING IT IN FOR TOUCHDOWN."
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