<< >> NASA ASRS Report 401493, April 1998

C172RG aircraft on training flight, after landing and taxiing, student pilot retracted landing gear. Main gear remained extended but nose gear collapsed.

Attributes
ACN	401493
Time
Date	199804
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pmp
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zla
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 1010 flight time type : 107
ASRS Report	401493
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

The student was assigned a short field landing with point of touchdown being the second centerline after the numbers. After touchdown and prior to taking off the runway, the student retracted the gear. The nosewheel subsequently retracted, even though the 2 main gear were down and locked, and the aircraft nosed over into the pavement. It is somewhat of a mystery as to why the student decided to retract the gear lever at this time. The student was in the process of slowing the aircraft down to taxi off the runway. In the process, he prematurely felt he was doing the 'after landing checklist' by reaching for the flaps. He then compounded his error by reaching for the gear lever instead. The instructor could not stop him once the process had begun.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172RG ACFT ON TRAINING FLT, AFTER LNDG AND TAXIING, STUDENT PLT RETRACTED LNDG GEAR. MAIN GEAR REMAINED EXTENDED BUT NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

Narrative: THE STUDENT WAS ASSIGNED A SHORT FIELD LNDG WITH POINT OF TOUCHDOWN BEING THE SECOND CTRLINE AFTER THE NUMBERS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN AND PRIOR TO TAKING OFF THE RWY, THE STUDENT RETRACTED THE GEAR. THE NOSEWHEEL SUBSEQUENTLY RETRACTED, EVEN THOUGH THE 2 MAIN GEAR WERE DOWN AND LOCKED, AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER INTO THE PAVEMENT. IT IS SOMEWHAT OF A MYSTERY AS TO WHY THE STUDENT DECIDED TO RETRACT THE GEAR LEVER AT THIS TIME. THE STUDENT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF SLOWING THE ACFT DOWN TO TAXI OFF THE RWY. IN THE PROCESS, HE PREMATURELY FELT HE WAS DOING THE 'AFTER LNDG CHKLIST' BY REACHING FOR THE FLAPS. HE THEN COMPOUNDED HIS ERROR BY REACHING FOR THE GEAR LEVER INSTEAD. THE INSTRUCTOR COULD NOT STOP HIM ONCE THE PROCESS HAD BEGUN.

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.