Mooney pilot has landing gear retract during takeoff roll.

Attributes
ACN	567560
Time
Date	200211
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 18a.airport
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	M-20 J (201)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground : takeoff roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 11 flight time total : 5000 flight time type : 5000
ASRS Report	567560
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After a flight (IFR) from X40 inverness, fl, I landed at 18A franklin hart airport for fuel. I fueled up and did a checklist, taxied out to runway 26 for takeoff to home base. On takeoff roll at rotation, the plane lifted off and then settled down, and I had put the gear switch in the up position by accident during the checklist. At this time there was a very loud noise, the plan pitched the left wing down, we got an odor in the cockpit of rubber burning (smoke). I thought I had a blowout on the left tire. I pulled the plane up and tried to raise the gear, but the switch was already up. I didn't relate this to the event at this time and still thought I had a blowout. So, I went to and, and called FSS radio on 123.6 to get a fire truck and EMS on the field. I did a very slow touchdown with the right wing down so that if it pulled to the left, I could still control the plane. After landing, I realized that I had a propeller strike, not a flat tire. I just called for a ferry permit, and they told me that I should have reported this at the time. When I got the plane put away, I went to FSS and asked who I should report to. They said I didn't have an emergency, and they didn't think I need to report to anyone. I didn't think this was a situation that needed to be reported to flight safety.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MOONEY PLT HAS LNDG GEAR RETRACT DURING TKOF ROLL.

Narrative: AFTER A FLT (IFR) FROM X40 INVERNESS, FL, I LANDED AT 18A FRANKLIN HART ARPT FOR FUEL. I FUELED UP AND DID A CHKLIST, TAXIED OUT TO RWY 26 FOR TKOF TO HOME BASE. ON TKOF ROLL AT ROTATION, THE PLANE LIFTED OFF AND THEN SETTLED DOWN, AND I HAD PUT THE GEAR SWITCH IN THE UP POS BY ACCIDENT DURING THE CHKLIST. AT THIS TIME THERE WAS A VERY LOUD NOISE, THE PLAN PITCHED THE L WING DOWN, WE GOT AN ODOR IN THE COCKPIT OF RUBBER BURNING (SMOKE). I THOUGHT I HAD A BLOWOUT ON THE L TIRE. I PULLED THE PLANE UP AND TRIED TO RAISE THE GEAR, BUT THE SWITCH WAS ALREADY UP. I DIDN'T RELATE THIS TO THE EVENT AT THIS TIME AND STILL THOUGHT I HAD A BLOWOUT. SO, I WENT TO AND, AND CALLED FSS RADIO ON 123.6 TO GET A FIRE TRUCK AND EMS ON THE FIELD. I DID A VERY SLOW TOUCHDOWN WITH THE R WING DOWN SO THAT IF IT PULLED TO THE L, I COULD STILL CTL THE PLANE. AFTER LNDG, I REALIZED THAT I HAD A PROP STRIKE, NOT A FLAT TIRE. I JUST CALLED FOR A FERRY PERMIT, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE RPTED THIS AT THE TIME. WHEN I GOT THE PLANE PUT AWAY, I WENT TO FSS AND ASKED WHO I SHOULD RPT TO. THEY SAID I DIDN'T HAVE AN EMER, AND THEY DIDN'T THINK I NEED TO RPT TO ANYONE. I DIDN'T THINK THIS WAS A SIT THAT NEEDED TO BE RPTED TO FLT SAFETY.

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.