Premature gear retraction. Aircraft settled on runway.

Attributes
ACN	299723
Time
Date	199503
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fkn
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zmp
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Mentor (T-34)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 1700 flight time type : 15
ASRS Report	299723
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was in the front seat of a T-34B. I was checking out another CFI for instruction purposes for himself. He was in the back seat. We were performing touch and go's. This particular touch and go, the other pilot landed the airplane, raised the flaps, added full power and then raised the landing gear. The aircraft settled on the runway with the gear folded. The pilot stated he didn't know why he raised the gear. I could not see him raise the gear because I was in the front seat. Prevention of this incident could have been possible by: 1) mutually agreeing on gear retraction, 2) setting policy on when or what altitude the gear will be raised, 3) the CFI placing his hand on the gear handle and allowing the gear to be raised only when it is safe.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PREMATURE GEAR RETRACTION. ACFT SETTLED ON RWY.

Narrative: I WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT OF A T-34B. I WAS CHKING OUT ANOTHER CFI FOR INSTRUCTION PURPOSES FOR HIMSELF. HE WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. WE WERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S. THIS PARTICULAR TOUCH AND GO, THE OTHER PLT LANDED THE AIRPLANE, RAISED THE FLAPS, ADDED FULL PWR AND THEN RAISED THE LNDG GEAR. THE ACFT SETTLED ON THE RWY WITH THE GEAR FOLDED. THE PLT STATED HE DIDN'T KNOW WHY HE RAISED THE GEAR. I COULD NOT SEE HIM RAISE THE GEAR BECAUSE I WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT. PREVENTION OF THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE BY: 1) MUTUALLY AGREEING ON GEAR RETRACTION, 2) SETTING POLICY ON WHEN OR WHAT ALT THE GEAR WILL BE RAISED, 3) THE CFI PLACING HIS HAND ON THE GEAR HANDLE AND ALLOWING THE GEAR TO BE RAISED ONLY WHEN IT IS SAFE.

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.