Student raises landing gear instead of wing flaps, nose gear retracts.

Attributes
ACN	171712
Time
Date	199102
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bjc
State Reference	CO
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 Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 155 flight time total : 1071 flight time type : 4
ASRS Report	171721
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

During an aircraft familiarization flight in an small transport on the landing rollout, I, as the PF (being trained) reached for the flap lever and inadvertently brought up the landing gear handle (which is in the same position as the flap lever in another small transport, in which I have +/-120 hours logged). The flight instrument immediately lowered the handle and I pushed the throttles to full, the gear (nose) had retracted enough to allow the propellers on both engines to strike the ground. The flight instrument pulled the throttles back and relanded the aircraft. Upon aircraft shutdown we discovered that the right wing tip trailing edge had scraped the ground. The aircraft was solidly on the landing gear, which should have prevented retraction by the squat switch. There was no other damage, which may indicate that only the nose gear had started to retract. The flight instrs immediate action prevented a total gear retraction and saved the aircraft from additional damage. I believe that the control lever placement is the primary factor for this occurrence and feel that standardization of control lever placement in the cockpit would alleviate the problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT RAISES LNDG GEAR INSTEAD OF WING FLAPS, NOSE GEAR RETRACTS.

Narrative: DURING AN ACFT FAMILIARIZATION FLT IN AN SMT ON THE LNDG ROLLOUT, I, AS THE PF (BEING TRAINED) REACHED FOR THE FLAP LEVER AND INADVERTENTLY BROUGHT UP THE LNDG GEAR HANDLE (WHICH IS IN THE SAME POS AS THE FLAP LEVER IN ANOTHER SMT, IN WHICH I HAVE +/-120 HRS LOGGED). THE FLT INSTR IMMEDIATELY LOWERED THE HANDLE AND I PUSHED THE THROTTLES TO FULL, THE GEAR (NOSE) HAD RETRACTED ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE PROPS ON BOTH ENGS TO STRIKE THE GND. THE FLT INSTR PULLED THE THROTTLES BACK AND RELANDED THE ACFT. UPON ACFT SHUTDOWN WE DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT WING TIP TRAILING EDGE HAD SCRAPED THE GND. THE ACFT WAS SOLIDLY ON THE LNDG GEAR, WHICH SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED RETRACTION BY THE SQUAT SWITCH. THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE, WHICH MAY INDICATE THAT ONLY THE NOSE GEAR HAD STARTED TO RETRACT. THE FLT INSTRS IMMEDIATE ACTION PREVENTED A TOTAL GEAR RETRACTION AND SAVED THE ACFT FROM ADDITIONAL DAMAGE. I BELIEVE THAT THE CTL LEVER PLACEMENT IS THE PRIMARY FACTOR FOR THIS OCCURRENCE AND FEEL THAT STANDARDIZATION OF CTL LEVER PLACEMENT IN THE COCKPIT WOULD ALLEVIATE THE PROB.

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.