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On landing rollout pilot of small transport decided to make a touch and go. Inadvertently tripped the gear switch instead of flap retract. Gear collapsed, damaging aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 134207 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199001 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : awm |
| State Reference | AR |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zla |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 1110 flight time type : 49 |
| ASRS Report | 134207 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Made normal landing--power off, full flaps. During rollout decided to change to a touch and go. Inadvertently hit the gear retract switch instead of flap switch, and aircraft settled to runway with skin damage to bottom of aircraft and tips of propeller bent.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: ON LNDG ROLLOUT PLT OF SMT DECIDED TO MAKE A TOUCH AND GO. INADVERTENTLY TRIPPED THE GEAR SWITCH INSTEAD OF FLAP RETRACT. GEAR COLLAPSED, DAMAGING ACFT.
Narrative: MADE NORMAL LNDG--PWR OFF, FULL FLAPS. DURING ROLLOUT DECIDED TO CHANGE TO A TOUCH AND GO. INADVERTENTLY HIT THE GEAR RETRACT SWITCH INSTEAD OF FLAP SWITCH, AND ACFT SETTLED TO RWY WITH SKIN DAMAGE TO BOTTOM OF ACFT AND TIPS OF PROP BENT.
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.