Pilot retracts gear early on takeoff. Aircraft slides on its belly.

Attributes
ACN	281891
Time
Date	199408
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ash
State Reference	NH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : rno
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 275 flight time total : 2300 flight time type : 45
ASRS Report	281891
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly 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:

While splitting time with another multi-engine rated pilot. The other person who was PIC during touch and goes in the takeoff phase raised the gear handle up, before rotating. The aircraft gear collapsed and the aircraft dropped to the ground on its belly. Both propellers struck the ground as the aircraft slid down the runway. The next day the PIC gave a statement to FAA admitting he raised the gear early by mistake. This has been classified as an incident. The incident I feel was caused by a relatively low time pilot rushing in the cockpit. Although I was not instructing I did observe the touch and go, and everything appeared to be normal at the time. I watched the PIC raise the flaps, apply full power and call out airspeed check. At the time of the accident I was looking out at the runway. I feel this incident could have been prevented if the PIC had not rushed the gear retraction and waited for a positive rate of climb.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT RETRACTS GEAR EARLY ON TKOF. ACFT SLIDES ON ITS BELLY.

Narrative: WHILE SPLITTING TIME WITH ANOTHER MULTI-ENG RATED PLT. THE OTHER PERSON WHO WAS PIC DURING TOUCH AND GOES IN THE TKOF PHASE RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE UP, BEFORE ROTATING. THE ACFT GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE ACFT DROPPED TO THE GND ON ITS BELLY. BOTH PROPS STRUCK THE GND AS THE ACFT SLID DOWN THE RWY. THE NEXT DAY THE PIC GAVE A STATEMENT TO FAA ADMITTING HE RAISED THE GEAR EARLY BY MISTAKE. THIS HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN INCIDENT. THE INCIDENT I FEEL WAS CAUSED BY A RELATIVELY LOW TIME PLT RUSHING IN THE COCKPIT. ALTHOUGH I WAS NOT INSTRUCTING I DID OBSERVE THE TOUCH AND GO, AND EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL AT THE TIME. I WATCHED THE PIC RAISE THE FLAPS, APPLY FULL PWR AND CALL OUT AIRSPD CHK. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT I WAS LOOKING OUT AT THE RWY. I FEEL THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THE PIC HAD NOT RUSHED THE GEAR RETRACTION AND WAITED FOR A POSITIVE RATE OF CLB.

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.