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C172RG pilot and student inadvertently raise the landing gear on takeoff; gear collapses; propeller strikes runway; aircraft departs the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 692336 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200603 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 9k4.airport |
| State Reference | MO |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 10 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 88.9 flight time total : 1194.3 flight time type : 132.2 |
| ASRS Report | 692336 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical excursion : runway ground encounters : gear up landing non adherence : published procedure |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear handle/indicator other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
My student and I pulled out onto runway 36 at skyhaven airport to conduct a normal takeoff. As we began the takeoff roll; we noticed the carburetor heat was still on. My student reached over to turn it off. That's when I noticed the landing gear lever was in the up position. Seeing this did not register as we were continuing the takeoff roll. As we approached rotation speed; she (my student) rotated and the nosewheel collapsed; as it did the propeller struck the ground. My first reaction was to take control of the aircraft. I pulled back on the yoke and we became airborne. I believe this is when the main gear came up. Realizing we had just had a propeller strike; I pulled the throttle out and landed the airplane trying to keep the nose up as long as possible. As the aircraft skidded to a stop; I added a little right rudder to exit the runway onto the grass. Once stopped; I secured the engine. After determining neither of us were injured; I advised my student to get out of the aircraft. After reflecting on the incident; I realized that my student must have accidentally raised the landing gear handle after the last landing we did in addition to the other items in the after landing checklist.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172RG PLT AND STUDENT INADVERTENTLY RAISE THE LNDG GEAR ON TKOF; GEAR COLLAPSES; PROP STRIKES RWY; ACFT DEPARTS THE RWY.
Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I PULLED OUT ONTO RWY 36 AT SKYHAVEN ARPT TO CONDUCT A NORMAL TKOF. AS WE BEGAN THE TKOF ROLL; WE NOTICED THE CARB HEAT WAS STILL ON. MY STUDENT REACHED OVER TO TURN IT OFF. THAT'S WHEN I NOTICED THE LNDG GEAR LEVER WAS IN THE UP POS. SEEING THIS DID NOT REGISTER AS WE WERE CONTINUING THE TKOF ROLL. AS WE APCHED ROTATION SPD; SHE (MY STUDENT) ROTATED AND THE NOSEWHEEL COLLAPSED; AS IT DID THE PROP STRUCK THE GND. MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO TAKE CTL OF THE ACFT. I PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND WE BECAME AIRBORNE. I BELIEVE THIS IS WHEN THE MAIN GEAR CAME UP. REALIZING WE HAD JUST HAD A PROP STRIKE; I PULLED THE THROTTLE OUT AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE TRYING TO KEEP THE NOSE UP AS LONG AS POSSIBLE. AS THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP; I ADDED A LITTLE R RUDDER TO EXIT THE RWY ONTO THE GRASS. ONCE STOPPED; I SECURED THE ENG. AFTER DETERMINING NEITHER OF US WERE INJURED; I ADVISED MY STUDENT TO GET OUT OF THE ACFT. AFTER REFLECTING ON THE INCIDENT; I REALIZED THAT MY STUDENT MUST HAVE ACCIDENTALLY RAISED THE LNDG GEAR HANDLE AFTER THE LAST LNDG WE DID IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER ITEMS IN THE AFTER LNDG CHKLIST.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.