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Pilot of small aircraft activated landing gear retract switch while on ground. Landing gear partially retracted causing some damage to aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 122257 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : psc |
| State Reference | WA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 697 flight time type : 350 |
| ASRS Report | 122257 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Flying back to pasco after a biannual flight review I requested that the pilot do some lndgs. I suggested pasco as runway 21R is 7700' long. Pilot lowered gear about 3 mi out. I did a mental checklist and confirmed gear down. Landing proceeded without event. (The intercom in the plane does not permit passenger to hear what the pilot's communication is with the tower.) on rollout, the left gear went up and the plane slid to a stop, left wing on the ground. Damaging the propeller and all gear doors. Subsequent investigation showed that the gear switch had been moved to the up position. Pilot claimed that I (the CFI) had called for a touch and go and that he got rattled and pulled the wrong switch. I was intending full stop in accordance with far 61.57(D). I think this is a good case of miscom in the cockpit and should be brought to your attention.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA ACTIVATED LNDG GEAR RETRACT SWITCH WHILE ON GND. LNDG GEAR PARTIALLY RETRACTED CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO ACFT.
Narrative: FLYING BACK TO PASCO AFTER A BIANNUAL FLT REVIEW I REQUESTED THAT THE PLT DO SOME LNDGS. I SUGGESTED PASCO AS RWY 21R IS 7700' LONG. PLT LOWERED GEAR ABOUT 3 MI OUT. I DID A MENTAL CHECKLIST AND CONFIRMED GEAR DOWN. LNDG PROCEEDED WITHOUT EVENT. (THE INTERCOM IN THE PLANE DOES NOT PERMIT PAX TO HEAR WHAT THE PLT'S COM IS WITH THE TWR.) ON ROLLOUT, THE LEFT GEAR WENT UP AND THE PLANE SLID TO A STOP, LEFT WING ON THE GND. DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND ALL GEAR DOORS. SUBSEQUENT INVESTIGATION SHOWED THAT THE GEAR SWITCH HAD BEEN MOVED TO THE UP POSITION. PLT CLAIMED THAT I (THE CFI) HAD CALLED FOR A TOUCH AND GO AND THAT HE GOT RATTLED AND PULLED THE WRONG SWITCH. I WAS INTENDING FULL STOP IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 61.57(D). I THINK THIS IS A GOOD CASE OF MISCOM IN THE COCKPIT AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTN.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 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.