Narrative:

I was expecting to cancel IFR and land. I was told to fly the VOR or GPS-a approach. I did not have the GPS approach selected in my GPS and was given vectors to the airport by approach control. I was given clearance to land by tower and made a normal landing. On rollout, I activated the gear up switch instead of the flap up switch. The nose gear retracted and the plane took a nose dive on the runway. I think a contributing factor was a small amount of frustration of not being able to identify the airport in VMC and being vectored around by approach. I plan on routine landing roll and not to retract the flaps until off the runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PLT INADVERTENTLY RAISES THE LNDG GEAR LEVER RATHER THAN THE FLAP LEVER ON ROLLOUT RESULTING IN NOSE GEAR RETRACTION.

Narrative: I WAS EXPECTING TO CANCEL IFR AND LAND. I WAS TOLD TO FLY THE VOR OR GPS-A APCH. I DID NOT HAVE THE GPS APCH SELECTED IN MY GPS AND WAS GIVEN VECTORS TO THE ARPT BY APCH CTL. I WAS GIVEN CLRNC TO LAND BY TWR AND MADE A NORMAL LNDG. ON ROLLOUT, I ACTIVATED THE GEAR UP SWITCH INSTEAD OF THE FLAP UP SWITCH. THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED AND THE PLANE TOOK A NOSE DIVE ON THE RWY. I THINK A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS A SMALL AMOUNT OF FRUSTRATION OF NOT BEING ABLE TO IDENT THE ARPT IN VMC AND BEING VECTORED AROUND BY APCH. I PLAN ON ROUTINE LNDG ROLL AND NOT TO RETRACT THE FLAPS UNTIL OFF THE RWY.

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.