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A PA30 pilot raised the gear handle instead of the flap handle on rollout at bkl; retracting the landing gear. Evacuate/evacuationed aircraft with no injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 705543 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200607 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bkl.airport |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : bkl.tower |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | PA-30 Twin Comanche |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 16 flight time total : 1291 flight time type : 387 |
| ASRS Report | 705543 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | aircraft : evacuated none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Turned final and doublechked the gear status indicator as usual -- green; landing gear indicated down and locked. Landed aircraft successfully; but on rollout I mistakenly raised the landing gear instead of the flaps. Landing gear retracted and aircraft slid to a stop on its lower fuselage (belly). Upon completely stopping the 2 passenger (both non pilot) were immediately evacuate/evacuationed while I reported a gear up landing on bkl tower frequency. Power; magnetos and fuel were then immediately turned to the 'off' position and I evacuate/evacuationed the aircraft. A handheld transceiver was used for subsequent communication with the tower. No injuries occurred. Corrective action: other than controling the aircraft; never attempt any other actions until turning off the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A PA30 PLT RAISED THE GEAR HANDLE INSTEAD OF THE FLAP HANDLE ON ROLLOUT AT BKL; RETRACTING THE LNDG GEAR. EVACED ACFT WITH NO INJURIES.
Narrative: TURNED FINAL AND DOUBLECHKED THE GEAR STATUS INDICATOR AS USUAL -- GREEN; LNDG GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED. LANDED ACFT SUCCESSFULLY; BUT ON ROLLOUT I MISTAKENLY RAISED THE LNDG GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS. LNDG GEAR RETRACTED AND ACFT SLID TO A STOP ON ITS LOWER FUSELAGE (BELLY). UPON COMPLETELY STOPPING THE 2 PAX (BOTH NON PLT) WERE IMMEDIATELY EVACED WHILE I RPTED A GEAR UP LNDG ON BKL TWR FREQ. PWR; MAGNETOS AND FUEL WERE THEN IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO THE 'OFF' POS AND I EVACED THE ACFT. A HANDHELD TRANSCEIVER WAS USED FOR SUBSEQUENT COM WITH THE TWR. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. CORRECTIVE ACTION: OTHER THAN CTLING THE ACFT; NEVER ATTEMPT ANY OTHER ACTIONS UNTIL TURNING OFF THE RWY.
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.