Takeoff roll inadvertently put gear control in the up position.

Attributes
ACN	185125
Time
Date	199107
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hut
State Reference	KS
Altitude	msl bound lower : 1250 msl bound upper : 1250
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 2709 flight time type : 1485
ASRS Report	185125
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The flight started at mkc monday morning jul/91. At about XA20 local. I departed on an IFR flight plan with intended stops at ict, hut, and ddc. After a brief stop at ict. I continued to hut and arrived there at XA00. Freight was exchanged, my IFR clearance was issued, and hut tower cleared me for takeoff. As I started my takeoff roll I did a very stupid thing. I reached over to unlock the gear handle, but instead of just unlocking it, I selected 'gear up' also. As I raised the nose gear at about 70-80 msp the right gear started to retract. I immediately noticed what I had done and selected 'gear down'. Too late. The aircraft dropped onto the runway (35) and by the time I had pulled the power and mixtures and shut the fuel valves, the airplane had slid off the runway (right side) and stopped.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TKOF ROLL INADVERTENTLY PUT GEAR CTL IN THE UP POS.

Narrative: THE FLT STARTED AT MKC MONDAY MORNING JUL/91. AT ABOUT XA20 LCL. I DEPARTED ON AN IFR FLT PLAN WITH INTENDED STOPS AT ICT, HUT, AND DDC. AFTER A BRIEF STOP AT ICT. I CONTINUED TO HUT AND ARRIVED THERE AT XA00. FREIGHT WAS EXCHANGED, MY IFR CLRNC WAS ISSUED, AND HUT TWR CLRED ME FOR TKOF. AS I STARTED MY TKOF ROLL I DID A VERY STUPID THING. I REACHED OVER TO UNLOCK THE GEAR HANDLE, BUT INSTEAD OF JUST UNLOCKING IT, I SELECTED 'GEAR UP' ALSO. AS I RAISED THE NOSE GEAR AT ABOUT 70-80 MSP THE R GEAR STARTED TO RETRACT. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED WHAT I HAD DONE AND SELECTED 'GEAR DOWN'. TOO LATE. THE ACFT DROPPED ONTO THE RWY (35) AND BY THE TIME I HAD PULLED THE PWR AND MIXTURES AND SHUT THE FUEL VALVES, THE AIRPLANE HAD SLID OFF THE RWY (R SIDE) AND STOPPED.

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.