Aircraft damaged during premature gear retraction on takeoff. Propeller strike.

Attributes
ACN	199383
Time
Date	199201
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 05c
State Reference	IN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : mmu
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 14 flight time total : 1800
ASRS Report	199383
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure 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	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was doing touch and goes (for practice). On my 4TH go around, my airspeed indicator was showing 82 KTS. I usually pull the plane off the ground (up) at 78 KTS. I thought I was airborne and pulled the gear up switch. The nose of the plane sank a bit, and I began hearing the tips of the propeller hit the ground. I immediately turned all switches off and turned off the fuel valve. I believe the reason for my error was: 1) rather than go to a flight school, I purchased a plane (15 yrs ago) and hired private instructors to teach me how to fly. 2) none of them told me to look at the rate of climb indicator, to know I established a positive rate of climb, for a couple of mins, before raising the gear. All (as I remembered) kept saying -- push throttle, propeller, mixture forward and go. Pick up flaps.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT DAMAGED DURING PREMATURE GEAR RETRACTION ON TKOF. PROP STRIKE.

Narrative: I WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOES (FOR PRACTICE). ON MY 4TH GAR, MY AIRSPEED INDICATOR WAS SHOWING 82 KTS. I USUALLY PULL THE PLANE OFF THE GND (UP) AT 78 KTS. I THOUGHT I WAS AIRBORNE AND PULLED THE GEAR UP SWITCH. THE NOSE OF THE PLANE SANK A BIT, AND I BEGAN HEARING THE TIPS OF THE PROP HIT THE GND. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ALL SWITCHES OFF AND TURNED OFF THE FUEL VALVE. I BELIEVE THE REASON FOR MY ERROR WAS: 1) RATHER THAN GO TO A FLT SCHOOL, I PURCHASED A PLANE (15 YRS AGO) AND HIRED PRIVATE INSTRUCTORS TO TEACH ME HOW TO FLY. 2) NONE OF THEM TOLD ME TO LOOK AT THE RATE OF CLB INDICATOR, TO KNOW I ESTABLISHED A POSITIVE RATE OF CLB, FOR A COUPLE OF MINS, BEFORE RAISING THE GEAR. ALL (AS I REMEMBERED) KEPT SAYING -- PUSH THROTTLE, PROP, MIXTURE FORWARD AND GO. PICK UP FLAPS.

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.