Small aircraft gear collapses on runway during landing.

Attributes
ACN	140364
Time
Date	199003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pdk
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : fcm
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 633 flight time type : 14
ASRS Report	140364
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Departed rst on IFR clearance at PM14Z. Entered pdk air traffic area approximately 4 hours later, cleared to land runway 34. Wind approximately 310 degrees at 10-15 KTS. During descent to traffic pattern altitude encountered intermittent to continuous, moderate to severe turbulence. This, plus the relatively long nonstop flight, acted to cause distraction during landing phase. T/D was normal. On rollout, while aircraft was decelerating, acted to retract flaps. Didn't visually check to ensure that flap lever was being operated. Erroneously operated landing gear lever causing landing gear of small aircraft to retract. Aircraft settled to runway. I believe if no action had been made to operate flap lever until clear of the runway, and visibility identify of engaging appropriate control lever, this problem could have been avoided. During a normal landing, unless runway is short, there is absolutely no reason for PIC to move his hands to right of control column.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA GEAR COLLAPSES ON RWY DURING LNDG.

Narrative: DEPARTED RST ON IFR CLRNC AT PM14Z. ENTERED PDK ATA APPROX 4 HRS LATER, CLRED TO LAND RWY 34. WIND APPROX 310 DEGS AT 10-15 KTS. DURING DSCNT TO TFC PATTERN ALT ENCOUNTERED INTERMITTENT TO CONTINUOUS, MODERATE TO SEVERE TURB. THIS, PLUS THE RELATIVELY LONG NONSTOP FLT, ACTED TO CAUSE DISTR DURING LNDG PHASE. T/D WAS NORMAL. ON ROLLOUT, WHILE ACFT WAS DECELERATING, ACTED TO RETRACT FLAPS. DIDN'T VISUALLY CHK TO ENSURE THAT FLAP LEVER WAS BEING OPERATED. ERRONEOUSLY OPERATED LNDG GEAR LEVER CAUSING LNDG GEAR OF SMA TO RETRACT. ACFT SETTLED TO RWY. I BELIEVE IF NO ACTION HAD BEEN MADE TO OPERATE FLAP LEVER UNTIL CLEAR OF THE RWY, AND VIS IDENT OF ENGAGING APPROPRIATE CONTROL LEVER, THIS PROB COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. DURING A NORMAL LNDG, UNLESS RWY IS SHORT, THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON FOR PIC TO MOVE HIS HANDS TO RIGHT OF CONTROL COLUMN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.