What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
During a validation flight for flight club insurance purposes a series of landings were performed, including flaps 20 and flaps 40 configurations. The flight then transitioned to a no-flap landing. After a normal touchdown, during the touch-and-go rollout at approximately 25 knots, the landing gear control was inadvertently actuated instead of the intended flaps / throttle control (throttle control was in the closed/idle position). This resulted in the nose gear retracting while the aircraft was still on the ground. The aircraft sustained propeller damage and lower cowling damage.
As the FAA filed it
DURING A VALIDATION FLIGHT FOR FLIGHT CLUB INSURANCE PURPOSES A SERIES OF LANDINGS WERE PERFORMED, INCLUDING FLAPS 20 AND FLAPS 40 CONFIGURATIONS. THE FLIGHT THEN TRANSITIONED TO A NO-FLAP LANDING. AFTER A NORMAL TOUCHDOWN, DURING THE TOUCH-AND-GO ROLLOUT AT APPROXIMATELY 25 KNOTS, THE LANDING GEAR CONTROL WAS INADVERTENTLY ACTUATED INSTEAD OF THE INTENDED FLAPS / THROTTLE CONTROL (THROTTLE CONTROL WAS IN THE CLOSED/IDLE POSITION). THIS RESULTED IN THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTING WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL ON THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED PROPELLER DAMAGE AND LOWER COWLING DAMAGE.
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