A mooney on takeoff roll had the landing gear handle raised instead of the flap handle allowing the ...

Attributes
ACN	374084
Time
Date	199707
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : n92
State Reference	DE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Mooney Aircraft Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 650 flight time type : 1
ASRS Report	374084
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On jul/xx/97, I was involved in an incident where the landing gear of a mooney was prematurely retracted which caused the aircraft to settle on the runway. The owner and operator of this aircraft asked me to fly with him as a safety pilot so he could get comfortable flying from the right seat. This aircraft did not have brakes in the right seat. I had no time in this type of aircraft but had about 90 hours of complex aircraft time in different makes and models. The visibility on the day we flew was about 5 mi. After takeoff he did some airwork, and with his permission I also did some maneuvers. Then we decided to go to an uncontrolled airport and do some lndgs. The first landing was performed by me which was a touch-and-go. The owner of the aircraft landed the airplane. As he landed the airplane, I noticed there was a moving vehicle on the taxiway parallel to the runway we landed on going in the same direction and for a second I thought he was going to cross the runway. The pilot asked me if we should stop or climb up. Since I had the control of the brakes I made the decision of climbing back up. So I reached to retract the flap handle but accidentally retracted the gear before the aircraft had gained positive rate of climb. As a result the aircraft settled back on the runway and the propeller struck the ground, the engine stopped running and the aircraft skidded on the runway until it came to a complete stop. There were no injuries as the result of this incident to the occupants of the aircraft nor anyone on the ground. There was some minor damage to the belly of the aircraft. Because of sudden stoppage, the engine has to be inspected for internal damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A MOONEY ON TKOF ROLL HAD THE LNDG GEAR HANDLE RAISED INSTEAD OF THE FLAP HANDLE ALLOWING THE ACFT TO SETTLE ON THE RWY INCURRING DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: ON JUL/XX/97, I WAS INVOLVED IN AN INCIDENT WHERE THE LNDG GEAR OF A MOONEY WAS PREMATURELY RETRACTED WHICH CAUSED THE ACFT TO SETTLE ON THE RWY. THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THIS ACFT ASKED ME TO FLY WITH HIM AS A SAFETY PLT SO HE COULD GET COMFORTABLE FLYING FROM THE R SEAT. THIS ACFT DID NOT HAVE BRAKES IN THE R SEAT. I HAD NO TIME IN THIS TYPE OF ACFT BUT HAD ABOUT 90 HRS OF COMPLEX ACFT TIME IN DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS. THE VISIBILITY ON THE DAY WE FLEW WAS ABOUT 5 MI. AFTER TKOF HE DID SOME AIRWORK, AND WITH HIS PERMISSION I ALSO DID SOME MANEUVERS. THEN WE DECIDED TO GO TO AN UNCTLED ARPT AND DO SOME LNDGS. THE FIRST LNDG WAS PERFORMED BY ME WHICH WAS A TOUCH-AND-GO. THE OWNER OF THE ACFT LANDED THE AIRPLANE. AS HE LANDED THE AIRPLANE, I NOTICED THERE WAS A MOVING VEHICLE ON THE TXWY PARALLEL TO THE RWY WE LANDED ON GOING IN THE SAME DIRECTION AND FOR A SECOND I THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO CROSS THE RWY. THE PLT ASKED ME IF WE SHOULD STOP OR CLB UP. SINCE I HAD THE CTL OF THE BRAKES I MADE THE DECISION OF CLBING BACK UP. SO I REACHED TO RETRACT THE FLAP HANDLE BUT ACCIDENTALLY RETRACTED THE GEAR BEFORE THE ACFT HAD GAINED POSITIVE RATE OF CLB. AS A RESULT THE ACFT SETTLED BACK ON THE RWY AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GND, THE ENG STOPPED RUNNING AND THE ACFT SKIDDED ON THE RWY UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AS THE RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE ACFT NOR ANYONE ON THE GND. THERE WAS SOME MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BELLY OF THE ACFT. BECAUSE OF SUDDEN STOPPAGE, THE ENG HAS TO BE INSPECTED FOR INTERNAL DAMAGE.

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.

A mooney on takeoff roll had the landing gear handle raised instead of the flap handle allowing the aircraft to settle on the runway incurring damage to the aircraft.