 |
37000 Feet | Browse and search NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System |
|
Pilot of small aircraft inadvertently retracted gear on roll-out. Aircraft veered left and settled to ground off runway. Minor damage to aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 110857 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198905 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mry |
| State Reference | CA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : iah |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 202 flight time total : 5188 flight time type : 2 |
| ASRS Report | 110857 |
| Person 2 | |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 202 flight time total : 5188 flight time type : 2 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I went on a personal practice flight to build up my flight time in a new model small aircraft B, in which I was recently checked out. I practiced several maneuvers (for about an hour) and returned. I asked the tower for 1 touch and go, followed by a full stop, which was approved. Landing was smooth and at the beginning of the runway, on the roll-out, I accidentally retracted the landing gear. The aircraft slowly veered to the left and settled down on a sandy ground next to the runway. I secured the plane by turning off all the switches (mags, fuel, etc), and exited the plane. I waited near the plane before an airport official arrived. The aircraft sustained only minor damage. The reason for retracting the gear was that on previous days (including the day before) I was flying an small aircraft C that has the flap and gear switches reversed. Also the gear handle on the small aircraft B resembles in size the flap handle.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR ON ROLL-OUT. ACFT VEERED LEFT AND SETTLED TO GND OFF RWY. MINOR DAMAGE TO ACFT.
Narrative: I WENT ON A PERSONAL PRACTICE FLT TO BUILD UP MY FLT TIME IN A NEW MODEL SMA B, IN WHICH I WAS RECENTLY CHKED OUT. I PRACTICED SEVERAL MANEUVERS (FOR ABOUT AN HR) AND RETURNED. I ASKED THE TWR FOR 1 TOUCH AND GO, FOLLOWED BY A FULL STOP, WHICH WAS APPROVED. LNDG WAS SMOOTH AND AT THE BEGINNING OF THE RWY, ON THE ROLL-OUT, I ACCIDENTALLY RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR. THE ACFT SLOWLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AND SETTLED DOWN ON A SANDY GND NEXT TO THE RWY. I SECURED THE PLANE BY TURNING OFF ALL THE SWITCHES (MAGS, FUEL, ETC), AND EXITED THE PLANE. I WAITED NEAR THE PLANE BEFORE AN ARPT OFFICIAL ARRIVED. THE ACFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE. THE REASON FOR RETRACTING THE GEAR WAS THAT ON PREVIOUS DAYS (INCLUDING THE DAY BEFORE) I WAS FLYING AN SMA C THAT HAS THE FLAP AND GEAR SWITCHES REVERSED. ALSO THE GEAR HANDLE ON THE SMA B RESEMBLES IN SIZE THE FLAP HANDLE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.