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A twin beech pilot shooting a touch-and-go raises his gear instead of raising the flaps. Pilot cites gear flap switch location being reversed from the older baron he was used to flying.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 423461 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199812 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ash |
| State Reference | NH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Beechcraft Twin Piston Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Flight Phase | landing other other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 1880 flight time type : 120 |
| ASRS Report | 423461 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | controller : local |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Touch-and-go. Completed landing, input power for takeoff, grabbed gear up knob instead of flaps lever for cleanup. Gear retracted. Propeller and gear door on right side struck the pavement. Aircraft remained airborne. Extended gear and landed plane. I am used to electric flap switch being where gear switch is on 1968 baron. Automatic reaction on my part, but should have taken a moment to remember gear and flap switches are in reverse position from what I am accustomed to.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A TWIN BEECH PLT SHOOTING A TOUCH-AND-GO RAISES HIS GEAR INSTEAD OF RAISING THE FLAPS. PLT CITES GEAR FLAP SWITCH LOCATION BEING REVERSED FROM THE OLDER BARON HE WAS USED TO FLYING.
Narrative: TOUCH-AND-GO. COMPLETED LNDG, INPUT PWR FOR TKOF, GRABBED GEAR UP KNOB INSTEAD OF FLAPS LEVER FOR CLEANUP. GEAR RETRACTED. PROP AND GEAR DOOR ON R SIDE STRUCK THE PAVEMENT. ACFT REMAINED AIRBORNE. EXTENDED GEAR AND LANDED PLANE. I AM USED TO ELECTRIC FLAP SWITCH BEING WHERE GEAR SWITCH IS ON 1968 BARON. AUTOMATIC REACTION ON MY PART, BUT SHOULD HAVE TAKEN A MOMENT TO REMEMBER GEAR AND FLAP SWITCHES ARE IN REVERSE POS FROM WHAT I AM ACCUSTOMED TO.
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.