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GA small aircraft pilot raised the gear before the aircraft was flying hitting propeller and bending propeller tips.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 123162 |
| Time | |
| Date | 198909 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : mqj airport : mqt |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 1550 flight time type : 750 |
| ASRS Report | 123162 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : anomaly accepted none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
On takeoff I raised the landing gear too soon and then I heard a noise (pop). I was distracted and cut back on power to abort takeoff, then realizing my gear was not down, I gave full power and went on around and made a successful landing. Then we found the bent tips on the propeller. At the time of the 'pop' noise I should have made sure I was at vy and climbed on out, then checked out the gear with personnel on the ground.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA SMA PLT RAISED THE GEAR BEFORE THE ACFT WAS FLYING HITTING PROPELLER AND BENDING PROPELLER TIPS.
Narrative: ON TKOF I RAISED THE LNDG GEAR TOO SOON AND THEN I HEARD A NOISE (POP). I WAS DISTRACTED AND CUT BACK ON POWER TO ABORT TKOF, THEN REALIZING MY GEAR WAS NOT DOWN, I GAVE FULL POWER AND WENT ON AROUND AND MADE A SUCCESSFUL LNDG. THEN WE FOUND THE BENT TIPS ON THE PROPELLER. AT THE TIME OF THE 'POP' NOISE I SHOULD HAVE MADE SURE I WAS AT VY AND CLIMBED ON OUT, THEN CHECKED OUT THE GEAR WITH PERSONNEL ON THE GND.
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.