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Attributes | |
ACN | 360756 |
Time | |
Date | 199702 |
Day | Wed |
Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
Place | |
Locale Reference | airport : dxr |
State Reference | CT |
Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
Environment | |
Flight Conditions | VMC |
Light | Night |
Aircraft 1 | |
Controlling Facilities | tower : lax |
Operator | general aviation : personal |
Make Model Name | PA-46 Malibu |
Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
Flight Phase | landing other |
Flight Plan | IFR |
Person 1 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | flight crew : single pilot |
Qualification | other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
Experience | flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 2700 flight time type : 1100 |
ASRS Report | 360756 |
Person 2 | |
Affiliation | Other |
Function | observation : passenger observation : observer |
Events | |
Anomaly | other anomaly other |
Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa |
Resolutory Action | none taken : unable none taken : insufficient time |
Consequence | other |
Supplementary | |
Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
A pilot friend needed a ride to pick up his mooney 231 in danbury, ct. We met at my hangar at approximately XA40 and we performed a housekeeping chore in the hangar before departing. We finally took off IFR around XB20 pm for danbury. Although hanscom was clear, danbury was reporting 2000 ft ceiling and 3 mi visibility in light snow. We needed an IFR clearance to get into danbury and the normal 'fishhook' routing was given as our clearance. This was to hartford then down to madison, bridgeport, and then the rymes intersection to danbury. When we reached danbury, we were given the localizer 8 approach and we broke out at about 1700 ft with more than 3 mi visibility in light snow. We were a little high to land on runway 8 downwind so I circled for landing to runway 26. As we touched down on the runway and started to roll out, my passenger, completely to my surprise, reached over and pulled up the gear handle and announced 'flaps up.' this happened so fast as I was concentrating on the landing rollout that all I could do is say no! The nose dropped to the runway pavement and then the right wing lowered to the runway as well and we skidded on the pavement and swerved to the right side of the runway. When the plane came to a stop it was still on the runway angled to the north side of the runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT PAX ACCIDENTALLY RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR AFTER LNDG TOUCHDOWN BELIEVING THAT HE WAS RETRACTING THE WING FLAPS.
Narrative: A PLT FRIEND NEEDED A RIDE TO PICK UP HIS MOONEY 231 IN DANBURY, CT. WE MET AT MY HANGAR AT APPROX XA40 AND WE PERFORMED A HOUSEKEEPING CHORE IN THE HANGAR BEFORE DEPARTING. WE FINALLY TOOK OFF IFR AROUND XB20 PM FOR DANBURY. ALTHOUGH HANSCOM WAS CLR, DANBURY WAS RPTING 2000 FT CEILING AND 3 MI VISIBILITY IN LIGHT SNOW. WE NEEDED AN IFR CLRNC TO GET INTO DANBURY AND THE NORMAL 'FISHHOOK' ROUTING WAS GIVEN AS OUR CLRNC. THIS WAS TO HARTFORD THEN DOWN TO MADISON, BRIDGEPORT, AND THEN THE RYMES INTXN TO DANBURY. WHEN WE REACHED DANBURY, WE WERE GIVEN THE LOC 8 APCH AND WE BROKE OUT AT ABOUT 1700 FT WITH MORE THAN 3 MI VISIBILITY IN LIGHT SNOW. WE WERE A LITTLE HIGH TO LAND ON RWY 8 DOWNWIND SO I CIRCLED FOR LNDG TO RWY 26. AS WE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RWY AND STARTED TO ROLL OUT, MY PAX, COMPLETELY TO MY SURPRISE, REACHED OVER AND PULLED UP THE GEAR HANDLE AND ANNOUNCED 'FLAPS UP.' THIS HAPPENED SO FAST AS I WAS CONCENTRATING ON THE LNDG ROLLOUT THAT ALL I COULD DO IS SAY NO! THE NOSE DROPPED TO THE RWY PAVEMENT AND THEN THE R WING LOWERED TO THE RWY AS WELL AND WE SKIDDED ON THE PAVEMENT AND SWERVED TO THE R SIDE OF THE RWY. WHEN THE PLANE CAME TO A STOP IT WAS STILL ON THE RWY ANGLED TO THE N SIDE OF THE RWY.
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.