GA small aircraft nose gear retracted when pilot tried to start engine.

Attributes
ACN	155469
Time
Date	199008
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lou
State Reference	KY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground : preflight ground : parked
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 1068 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	155469
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Noted to company that gear handle was not in full down position. Pulled gear breaker. Pumped gear doors open to inspect hydraulic lines. Worked gear switch up and down to make sure it was seated. Pushed breaker back in. Got in plane and turned master switch on. Turned key to start. Propeller made 1/3 revolution and nose gear retracted.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA NOSE GEAR RETRACTED WHEN PLT TRIED TO START ENGINE.

Narrative: NOTED TO COMPANY THAT GEAR HANDLE WAS NOT IN FULL DOWN POS. PULLED GEAR BREAKER. PUMPED GEAR DOORS OPEN TO INSPECT HYD LINES. WORKED GEAR SWITCH UP AND DOWN TO MAKE SURE IT WAS SEATED. PUSHED BREAKER BACK IN. GOT IN PLANE AND TURNED MASTER SWITCH ON. TURNED KEY TO START. PROP MADE 1/3 REVOLUTION AND NOSE GEAR RETRACTED.

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.