<< >> NASA ASRS Report 320370, November 1995

Trainee accidentally retracted the landing gear during landing roll causing minor damage to the small aircraft twin aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	320370
Time
Date	199511
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cvo
State Reference	OR
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-34-200 Seneca I
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 1525 flight time type : 95
ASRS Report	320370
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On the landing rollout, student retracted flaps, placed hand on throttles then reached over and raised the landing gear. I immediately lowered the gear but landing gear still retracted. Reason why this happened? Student raised landing gear at an inappropriate time, for no rational reason.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TRAINEE ACCIDENTALLY RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR DURING LNDG ROLL CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SMA TWIN ACFT.

Narrative: ON THE LNDG ROLLOUT, STUDENT RETRACTED FLAPS, PLACED HAND ON THROTTLES THEN REACHED OVER AND RAISED THE LNDG GEAR. I IMMEDIATELY LOWERED THE GEAR BUT LNDG GEAR STILL RETRACTED. REASON WHY THIS HAPPENED? STUDENT RAISED LNDG GEAR AT AN INAPPROPRIATE TIME, FOR NO RATIONAL REASON.

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.