Instructor pilot of a beech baron, BE55, mistakenly raised the gear instead of the flaps after landi...

Attributes
ACN	401065
Time
Date	199804
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : aeg
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Baron 58/58TC
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	other other : other pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 93 flight time total : 1291 flight time type : 28
ASRS Report	401065
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	faa : investigated Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Instructor and student had completed the maneuvers phase of the lesson plan and proceeded to an uncontrolled airport for the touch and go phase of the lesson. Entry into aeg was normal with the touchdown to occur on the touchdown zone markers. The landing was uneventful until the go portion of the touch and go was declared. The aircraft was under full control and decelerating, when the go was initiated. It is important to remember that the power up instruction had not yet been instructed when the incident occurred. Instructor reached for the gear handle and retracted the gear instead of the flaps. Aircraft's airspeed was estimated to be about 40-50 KIAS at the time of the retraction. Normally, on such circumstances, the sequence for such a touch and go is as follows: 1) aircraft under control with sufficient runway for the touch and go, 2) flaps up, 3) power up, and 4) blue line, positive rate of climb, no runway left, -- gear up. Instructor and student performed touch and go's prior to incident. Human performance considerations: instructor perceived the flaps to be retracting. Instructor low time in aircraft, high time in cessna. Flap switch in cessna located approximately same location as gear switch in beech baron. Instructor to do remedial training in baron with all lndgs to a full stop.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR PLT OF A BEECH BARON, BE55, MISTAKENLY RAISED THE GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS AFTER LNDG IN PREPARATIONS FOR TOUCH AND GO TKOF. THE ACFT BECAME STRANDED ON THE RWY WHEN THE GEAR RETRACTED.

Narrative: INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT HAD COMPLETED THE MANEUVERS PHASE OF THE LESSON PLAN AND PROCEEDED TO AN UNCTLED ARPT FOR THE TOUCH AND GO PHASE OF THE LESSON. ENTRY INTO AEG WAS NORMAL WITH THE TOUCHDOWN TO OCCUR ON THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE MARKERS. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL THE GO PORTION OF THE TOUCH AND GO WAS DECLARED. THE ACFT WAS UNDER FULL CTL AND DECELERATING, WHEN THE GO WAS INITIATED. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE PWR UP INSTRUCTION HAD NOT YET BEEN INSTRUCTED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. INSTRUCTOR REACHED FOR THE GEAR HANDLE AND RETRACTED THE GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS. ACFT'S AIRSPD WAS ESTIMATED TO BE ABOUT 40-50 KIAS AT THE TIME OF THE RETRACTION. NORMALLY, ON SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES, THE SEQUENCE FOR SUCH A TOUCH AND GO IS AS FOLLOWS: 1) ACFT UNDER CTL WITH SUFFICIENT RWY FOR THE TOUCH AND GO, 2) FLAPS UP, 3) PWR UP, AND 4) BLUE LINE, POSITIVE RATE OF CLB, NO RWY LEFT, -- GEAR UP. INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PERFORMED TOUCH AND GO'S PRIOR TO INCIDENT. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: INSTRUCTOR PERCEIVED THE FLAPS TO BE RETRACTING. INSTRUCTOR LOW TIME IN ACFT, HIGH TIME IN CESSNA. FLAP SWITCH IN CESSNA LOCATED APPROX SAME LOCATION AS GEAR SWITCH IN BEECH BARON. INSTRUCTOR TO DO REMEDIAL TRAINING IN BARON WITH ALL LNDGS TO A FULL STOP.

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.

Instructor pilot of a beech baron, BE55, mistakenly raised the gear instead of the flaps after landing in preparations for touch and go takeoff. The aircraft became stranded on the runway when the gear retracted.