Pilot of an small aircraft twin retracted the landing gear during landing roll instead of raising the flaps. Aircraft stranded on the runway with damage to the bottom of the fuselage and propellers.

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Attributes
ACN	421013
Time
Date	199811
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cxl
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 2089
ASRS Report	421013
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	faa : investigated other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After touchdown, I accidentally retracted the gear while intending to retract the flaps. I should have waited until the aircraft was completely off the runway and stop before moving the flaps button.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN SMA TWIN RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR DURING LNDG ROLL INSTEAD OF RAISING THE FLAPS. ACFT STRANDED ON THE RWY WITH DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE AND PROPS.

Narrative: AFTER TOUCHDOWN, I ACCIDENTALLY RETRACTED THE GEAR WHILE INTENDING TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. I SHOULD HAVE WAITED UNTIL THE ACFT WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE RWY AND STOP BEFORE MOVING THE FLAPS BUTTON.

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.