ELT accidentally turned on when rearranging baggage.

Attributes
ACN	185331
Time
Date	199108
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : osh
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	ground : parked
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1500
ASRS Report	185331
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : far other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While rearranging baggage I accidentally turned on ELT remote switch located in baggage compartment. I normally monitor 121.5 and 122.0 on second radio and had done so during shutdown. Remote switch should be relocated or covered to prevent recurrence.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ELT ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON WHEN REARRANGING BAGGAGE.

Narrative: WHILE REARRANGING BAGGAGE I ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON ELT REMOTE SWITCH LOCATED IN BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. I NORMALLY MONITOR 121.5 AND 122.0 ON SECOND RADIO AND HAD DONE SO DURING SHUTDOWN. REMOTE SWITCH SHOULD BE RELOCATED OR COVERED TO PREVENT RECURRENCE.

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.