Private pilot of an small aircraft sel inadvertently retracted the landing gear during taxi.

Attributes
ACN	310400
Time
Date	199507
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ocw
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 37 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	310400
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

After successfully landing at ocw and at high speed taxi I inadvertently hit the gear switch and the landing gear retracted causing a propeller strike and damaged the gear doors. Aircraft was lifted and gear extended and removed from airfield.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR DURING TAXI.

Narrative: AFTER SUCCESSFULLY LNDG AT OCW AND AT HIGH SPD TAXI I INADVERTENTLY HIT THE GEAR SWITCH AND THE LNDG GEAR RETRACTED CAUSING A PROP STRIKE AND DAMAGED THE GEAR DOORS. ACFT WAS LIFTED AND GEAR EXTENDED AND REMOVED FROM AIRFIELD.

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.