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A multi-engine student inadvertently raised the landing gear, rather than the flaps, during landing rollout at tyq, causing a runway excursion.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 632002 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200409 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : tyq.airport |
| State Reference | IN |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | PA-34-200 Seneca I |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 114 flight time type : 0 |
| ASRS Report | 632002 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | incursion : runway non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I was involved in an airplane incident while training in our FBO's twin-engine seneca. We made our first full-stop landing and back-taxied on runway 36 for another takeoff and landing. On first landing, my numbers were a bit fast and I floated a bit long and requested to do another one. On my second landing the numbers were much better. After landing and rolling to approximately 65 KTS, with nearly a full runway ahead of us, my CFI instructed me to retract the flaps. I then inadvertently hit the gear switch causing the right wheel to retract. My CFI grabbed for the gear switch and then grabbed the yoke and directed the aircraft off of the runway and into the grass. We shut down the engines and electrical system and exited the airplane immediately. The FBO representatives picked us up and the reporting process began. In less than 20 mins planes began using the runway and the seneca remained in the grass until clearance was given to tow it.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A MULTI-ENG STUDENT INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE LNDG GEAR, RATHER THAN THE FLAPS, DURING LNDG ROLLOUT AT TYQ, CAUSING A RWY EXCURSION.
Narrative: I WAS INVOLVED IN AN AIRPLANE INCIDENT WHILE TRAINING IN OUR FBO'S TWIN-ENG SENECA. WE MADE OUR FIRST FULL-STOP LNDG AND BACK-TAXIED ON RWY 36 FOR ANOTHER TKOF AND LNDG. ON FIRST LNDG, MY NUMBERS WERE A BIT FAST AND I FLOATED A BIT LONG AND REQUESTED TO DO ANOTHER ONE. ON MY SECOND LNDG THE NUMBERS WERE MUCH BETTER. AFTER LNDG AND ROLLING TO APPROX 65 KTS, WITH NEARLY A FULL RWY AHEAD OF US, MY CFI INSTRUCTED ME TO RETRACT THE FLAPS. I THEN INADVERTENTLY HIT THE GEAR SWITCH CAUSING THE R WHEEL TO RETRACT. MY CFI GRABBED FOR THE GEAR SWITCH AND THEN GRABBED THE YOKE AND DIRECTED THE ACFT OFF OF THE RWY AND INTO THE GRASS. WE SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AND ELECTRICAL SYS AND EXITED THE AIRPLANE IMMEDIATELY. THE FBO REPRESENTATIVES PICKED US UP AND THE RPTING PROCESS BEGAN. IN LESS THAN 20 MINS PLANES BEGAN USING THE RWY AND THE SENECA REMAINED IN THE GRASS UNTIL CLRNC WAS GIVEN TO TOW IT.
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.