Narrative:

This started as a bad day. I woke up at early 00AM after 4 hours of sleep. Drove 1 1/2 hours. Worked 1 1/2 hours and drove again until XB30. I was supposed to be at the airport at XX30 and xy. CFI left at xy for lunch and returned 1 1/2 hours later. We rushed through preflight and aircraft chkout because I was supposed to be on the north carolina's outer banks at XZ00 pm. Aircraft chkout was needed because I had only .7 hours in aircraft and none as PIC. After 1 touch and go and 1 landing, the CFI let me go, (the aircraft was easy to fly). I flew over to lee airport (from easton airport) to pick up my wife. I had a few irrelevant problems with the radios (figuring them out), and then entered a left downwind for runway 30. I then heard an small aircraft on crosswind for runway 12. After turning downwind for 12, I selected gear down and watched the nosegear indicator go down and observed the only green light. A little distracted by all of this, I found myself at 650 ft. Power up and back up to 750, turned base, then final. On final I again checked green light, full flaps. I crossed the threshold about 95-100 KTS. Too fast. I thought about a go around after 1/4 of the runway (2650 ft), should have done it, and landed after 1/3 of the runway. I braked moderately due to the lift still provided by the wings. I decided to get rid of the flaps to increase braking effectiveness, and instead grabbed the gear handle. The spring and plunger installed to prevent stupid mistakes failed, gear went up and the plane went down. After aircraft stopped I couldn't even think of what I could have done wrong. The only possibility to me was that braking could have caused the nose gear to collapse, as the nose going down was the first indication of a problem. 10 mins after the incident, a local CFI pointed out that the gear switch was up, and I tried to convince him that up was down (on the gear switch that is). It wasn't for another 40 mins that I realized that I had done something wrong. I had even called the FAA and told them that I did nothing wrong.

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Title: GEAR RETRACTION INSTEAD OF FLAPS ON LNDG ROLL.

Narrative: THIS STARTED AS A BAD DAY. I WOKE UP AT EARLY 00AM AFTER 4 HRS OF SLEEP. DROVE 1 1/2 HRS. WORKED 1 1/2 HRS AND DROVE AGAIN UNTIL XB30. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT THE ARPT AT XX30 AND XY. CFI LEFT AT XY FOR LUNCH AND RETURNED 1 1/2 HRS LATER. WE RUSHED THROUGH PREFLT AND ACFT CHKOUT BECAUSE I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ON THE N CAROLINA'S OUTER BANKS AT XZ00 PM. ACFT CHKOUT WAS NEEDED BECAUSE I HAD ONLY .7 HRS IN ACFT AND NONE AS PIC. AFTER 1 TOUCH AND GO AND 1 LNDG, THE CFI LET ME GO, (THE ACFT WAS EASY TO FLY). I FLEW OVER TO LEE ARPT (FROM EASTON ARPT) TO PICK UP MY WIFE. I HAD A FEW IRRELEVANT PROBLEMS WITH THE RADIOS (FIGURING THEM OUT), AND THEN ENTERED A L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 30. I THEN HEARD AN SMA ON XWIND FOR RWY 12. AFTER TURNING DOWNWIND FOR 12, I SELECTED GEAR DOWN AND WATCHED THE NOSEGEAR INDICATOR GO DOWN AND OBSERVED THE ONLY GREEN LIGHT. A LITTLE DISTRACTED BY ALL OF THIS, I FOUND MYSELF AT 650 FT. PWR UP AND BACK UP TO 750, TURNED BASE, THEN FINAL. ON FINAL I AGAIN CHKED GREEN LIGHT, FULL FLAPS. I CROSSED THE THRESHOLD ABOUT 95-100 KTS. TOO FAST. I THOUGHT ABOUT A GAR AFTER 1/4 OF THE RWY (2650 FT), SHOULD HAVE DONE IT, AND LANDED AFTER 1/3 OF THE RWY. I BRAKED MODERATELY DUE TO THE LIFT STILL PROVIDED BY THE WINGS. I DECIDED TO GET RID OF THE FLAPS TO INCREASE BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS, AND INSTEAD GRABBED THE GEAR HANDLE. THE SPRING AND PLUNGER INSTALLED TO PREVENT STUPID MISTAKES FAILED, GEAR WENT UP AND THE PLANE WENT DOWN. AFTER ACFT STOPPED I COULDN'T EVEN THINK OF WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE WRONG. THE ONLY POSSIBILITY TO ME WAS THAT BRAKING COULD HAVE CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE, AS THE NOSE GOING DOWN WAS THE FIRST INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. 10 MINS AFTER THE INCIDENT, A LCL CFI POINTED OUT THAT THE GEAR SWITCH WAS UP, AND I TRIED TO CONVINCE HIM THAT UP WAS DOWN (ON THE GEAR SWITCH THAT IS). IT WASN'T FOR ANOTHER 40 MINS THAT I REALIZED THAT I HAD DONE SOMETHING WRONG. I HAD EVEN CALLED THE FAA AND TOLD THEM THAT I DID NOTHING WRONG.

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.