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Instrument student inadvertently retracted the landing gear during touch and go resulting in propeller damage after the nose gear collapsed.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 276942 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199407 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : mlu |
| State Reference | LA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : hfd |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 1600 flight time type : 8 |
| ASRS Report | 276942 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 65 flight time total : 350 flight time type : 80 |
| ASRS Report | 276941 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | faa : investigated other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
We contacted monroe tower about 2 mi out and we were cleared for the option. The landing was done very well with normal touchdown and normal airspds for aircraft type. All this time I, the student, was flying the aircraft. As the nosewheel came down, I started to clear up the aircraft for the touch and go. I called carburetor heat off, then pushed carburetor heat full off. Next I called flaps up, but instead of cycling the flap lever, I grabbed the gear lever. The instructor saw this and yelled 'no' at the same time trying to catch my hand, but I was too quick and I got the lever about halfway up. Immediately the nose wheel came up, and we had a propeller strike on the runway. At this time, power had not been added. Aircraft was secured and evacuate/evacuationed immediately, and both pilots waited for proper personnel to arrive.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: INST STUDENT INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR DURING TOUCH AND GO RESULTING IN PROP DAMAGE AFTER THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
Narrative: WE CONTACTED MONROE TWR ABOUT 2 MI OUT AND WE WERE CLRED FOR THE OPTION. THE LNDG WAS DONE VERY WELL WITH NORMAL TOUCHDOWN AND NORMAL AIRSPDS FOR ACFT TYPE. ALL THIS TIME I, THE STUDENT, WAS FLYING THE ACFT. AS THE NOSEWHEEL CAME DOWN, I STARTED TO CLR UP THE ACFT FOR THE TOUCH AND GO. I CALLED CARB HEAT OFF, THEN PUSHED CARB HEAT FULL OFF. NEXT I CALLED FLAPS UP, BUT INSTEAD OF CYCLING THE FLAP LEVER, I GRABBED THE GEAR LEVER. THE INSTRUCTOR SAW THIS AND YELLED 'NO' AT THE SAME TIME TRYING TO CATCH MY HAND, BUT I WAS TOO QUICK AND I GOT THE LEVER ABOUT HALFWAY UP. IMMEDIATELY THE NOSE WHEEL CAME UP, AND WE HAD A PROP STRIKE ON THE RWY. AT THIS TIME, PWR HAD NOT BEEN ADDED. ACFT WAS SECURED AND EVACED IMMEDIATELY, AND BOTH PLTS WAITED FOR PROPER PERSONNEL TO ARRIVE.
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.