C210 pilot puts the landing gear switch up, when he intended to raise the flaps during landing roll.

Attributes
ACN	576778
Time
Date	200303
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 48v.airport
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna 210 Centurion / Turbo Centurion 210C, 210D
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Function	observation : passenger
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 145 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 0
ASRS Report	576778
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : gear retraction alarm other other : 1
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I am a CFI at our local airport and volunteered to ride along with a gentleman in his cessna T210 while he took some pictures of the local area. He landed the aircraft nicely and slowed to make the turnoff onto a taxiway. At this point, he inadvertently raised the landing gear lever, meaning to raise the flaps. We were moving perhaps 15 KTS and the nose gear retracted, resulting in the propeller contacting the ground. The gear doors also had minor damage. My attention was focused outside and I never saw him raise the gear. I asked a mechanic why the gear safety switch didn't keep the gear down. Evidently, in this system, enough weight was not yet placed on the nosewheel for the system to engage. The plane would probably need to come to a full stop for the system to work. I have seen this happen once previously to another aircraft while I was watching from the ramp, and have since made it my policy to insist students and myself touch no controls until stopped on the taxiway, where proper attention can be given.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C210 PLT PUTS THE LNDG GEAR SWITCH UP, WHEN HE INTENDED TO RAISE THE FLAPS DURING LNDG ROLL.

Narrative: I AM A CFI AT OUR LCL ARPT AND VOLUNTEERED TO RIDE ALONG WITH A GENTLEMAN IN HIS CESSNA T210 WHILE HE TOOK SOME PICTURES OF THE LCL AREA. HE LANDED THE ACFT NICELY AND SLOWED TO MAKE THE TURNOFF ONTO A TXWY. AT THIS POINT, HE INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE LNDG GEAR LEVER, MEANING TO RAISE THE FLAPS. WE WERE MOVING PERHAPS 15 KTS AND THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED, RESULTING IN THE PROP CONTACTING THE GND. THE GEAR DOORS ALSO HAD MINOR DAMAGE. MY ATTN WAS FOCUSED OUTSIDE AND I NEVER SAW HIM RAISE THE GEAR. I ASKED A MECH WHY THE GEAR SAFETY SWITCH DIDN'T KEEP THE GEAR DOWN. EVIDENTLY, IN THIS SYS, ENOUGH WT WAS NOT YET PLACED ON THE NOSEWHEEL FOR THE SYS TO ENGAGE. THE PLANE WOULD PROBABLY NEED TO COME TO A FULL STOP FOR THE SYS TO WORK. I HAVE SEEN THIS HAPPEN ONCE PREVIOUSLY TO ANOTHER ACFT WHILE I WAS WATCHING FROM THE RAMP, AND HAVE SINCE MADE IT MY POLICY TO INSIST STUDENTS AND MYSELF TOUCH NO CTLS UNTIL STOPPED ON THE TXWY, WHERE PROPER ATTN CAN BE GIVEN.

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.