Small aircraft pilot retracts gear instead of flaps on landing rollout.

Attributes
ACN	229285
Time
Date	199212
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mia
State Reference	FL
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	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1800 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	229285
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical 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:

Inadvertent gear retraction on roll out before exiting active 9L runway at mia. Hit gear switch instead of flap switch to slow plane to make first turn to accommodate large transport behind me. Manufacturer has repositioned flap and gear switches on later models. Mine is þ78.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT RETRACTS GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS ON LNDG ROLLOUT.

Narrative: INADVERTENT GEAR RETRACTION ON ROLL OUT BEFORE EXITING ACTIVE 9L RWY AT MIA. HIT GEAR SWITCH INSTEAD OF FLAP SWITCH TO SLOW PLANE TO MAKE FIRST TURN TO ACCOMMODATE LGT BEHIND ME. MANUFACTURER HAS REPOSITIONED FLAP AND GEAR SWITCHES ON LATER MODELS. MINE IS þ78.

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.