An light transport crew returned and landed after taking off with full flaps vice takeoff flaps.

Attributes
ACN	232453
Time
Date	199301
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sux
State Reference	IA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 200 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sux
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 6300 flight time type : 1200
ASRS Report	232453
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flap indicator showed flaps in takeoff position. They were fully extended to land position. Returned to field immediately. We did not deplane aircraft in sux, therefore the only way we had to determine flap position was selector and indicator. First officer did an excellent job of following the rapid fire commands I issued.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN LTT CREW RETURNED AND LANDED AFTER TAKING OFF WITH FULL FLAPS VICE TKOF FLAPS.

Narrative: FLAP INDICATOR SHOWED FLAPS IN TKOF POS. THEY WERE FULLY EXTENDED TO LAND POS. RETURNED TO FIELD IMMEDIATELY. WE DID NOT DEPLANE ACFT IN SUX, THEREFORE THE ONLY WAY WE HAD TO DETERMINE FLAP POS WAS SELECTOR AND INDICATOR. FO DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF FOLLOWING THE RAPID FIRE COMMANDS I ISSUED.

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.