Training in complex aircraft. After landing student retracted gear instead of flaps. Instructor reac...

Attributes
ACN	146522
Time
Date	199005
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 2m9
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 1925 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	146522
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During student training in an small aircraft a for complex requirements in commercial curriculum I requested a touch and go upon landing, were as the student reached toward the throttle and instead lifted the landing gear lever. I immediately lowered the gear lever but the right main had already began retraction. The nose gear and left main remained down and locked, and the aircraft slid to a stop just off the right side of the runway. Damage was minimal with most resulting from collision with a runway light. The propeller or engine received no damage due to the nose gear and left main remaining down. Although the student's last 30 hours (including 1.6 in the small aircraft a) were in small aircraft B with manual flap levers I believe the student lifted the 'flaps' which was really the gear. Since I believe it is impractical to guard the landing gear lever during all ground operations, which defeats the purpose of complex training, a possible prevention measure would be to use a system where the student calls out an operation and the instrument verifies it. In this case the student would have called 'flaps' and I would have been able to yell no!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRAINING IN COMPLEX ACFT. AFTER LNDG STUDENT RETRACTED GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS. INSTRUCTOR REACTED QUICKLY BUT RIGHT MAIN RETRACTED.

Narrative: DURING STUDENT TRNING IN AN SMA A FOR COMPLEX REQUIREMENTS IN COMMERCIAL CURRICULUM I REQUESTED A TOUCH AND GO UPON LNDG, WERE AS THE STUDENT REACHED TOWARD THE THROTTLE AND INSTEAD LIFTED THE LNDG GEAR LEVER. I IMMEDIATELY LOWERED THE GEAR LEVER BUT THE R MAIN HAD ALREADY BEGAN RETRACTION. THE NOSE GEAR AND L MAIN REMAINED DOWN AND LOCKED, AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP JUST OFF THE R SIDE OF THE RWY. DAMAGE WAS MINIMAL WITH MOST RESULTING FROM COLLISION WITH A RWY LIGHT. THE PROP OR ENG RECEIVED NO DAMAGE DUE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND L MAIN REMAINING DOWN. ALTHOUGH THE STUDENT'S LAST 30 HRS (INCLUDING 1.6 IN THE SMA A) WERE IN SMA B WITH MANUAL FLAP LEVERS I BELIEVE THE STUDENT LIFTED THE 'FLAPS' WHICH WAS REALLY THE GEAR. SINCE I BELIEVE IT IS IMPRACTICAL TO GUARD THE LNDG GEAR LEVER DURING ALL GND OPS, WHICH DEFEATS THE PURPOSE OF COMPLEX TRNING, A POSSIBLE PREVENTION MEASURE WOULD BE TO USE A SYS WHERE THE STUDENT CALLS OUT AN OPERATION AND THE INSTR VERIFIES IT. IN THIS CASE THE STUDENT WOULD HAVE CALLED 'FLAPS' AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO YELL NO!

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.

Training in complex aircraft. After landing student retracted gear instead of flaps. Instructor reacted quickly but right main retracted.