Piper PA24-250 inadvertently retracted the landing gear instead of flaps during the landing roll.

Attributes
ACN	549840
Time
Date	200206
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-24 Comanche
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 1085 flight time type : 17
ASRS Report	549840
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : gear up landing other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : flaps other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Upon landing at uncontrolled airport, fairly busy traffic, the airplane was second on approach with 2 following. Airplane in front landed and turned off as I landed and the airplane behind reported short final. In an effort to increase braking power, I attempted to retract flaps, but grabbed the landing gear retracting switch. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough weight on the squat switch and the landing gear completely retracted, causing the airplane to skid to a stop. Damage was limited to belly and propeller. No injuries were incurred. Human consideration: better identify of gear switch. Airplane had toggle switch rather than wheel shape. Rushed feeling from following traffic. Improvement: better training to not retract flaps until off runway and verify correct switch.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER PA24-250 INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS DURING THE LNDG ROLL.

Narrative: UPON LNDG AT UNCTLED ARPT, FAIRLY BUSY TFC, THE AIRPLANE WAS SECOND ON APCH WITH 2 FOLLOWING. AIRPLANE IN FRONT LANDED AND TURNED OFF AS I LANDED AND THE AIRPLANE BEHIND RPTED SHORT FINAL. IN AN EFFORT TO INCREASE BRAKING PWR, I ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT FLAPS, BUT GRABBED THE LNDG GEAR RETRACTING SWITCH. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WASN'T ENOUGH WT ON THE SQUAT SWITCH AND THE LNDG GEAR COMPLETELY RETRACTED, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SKID TO A STOP. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO BELLY AND PROP. NO INJURIES WERE INCURRED. HUMAN CONSIDERATION: BETTER IDENT OF GEAR SWITCH. AIRPLANE HAD TOGGLE SWITCH RATHER THAN WHEEL SHAPE. RUSHED FEELING FROM FOLLOWING TFC. IMPROVEMENT: BETTER TRAINING TO NOT RETRACT FLAPS UNTIL OFF RWY AND VERIFY CORRECT SWITCH.

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.