Pilot of BE36 reports he inadvertently placed auxiliary fuel pump switch to 'high' instead of retrac...

Attributes
ACN	633489
Time
Date	200409
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 100
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Bonanza 36
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : commercial pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 240 flight time total : 19000 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	633489
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

After takeoff, I put the landing gear up and the engine quit. I immediately realized that I had turned the fuel boost pump to 'hi' ('hi' floods the engine) instead of putting the gear up. I then turned the fuel pump off. The engine restarted and I resumed normal climb. Analyzing this horrific mistake, I realized that the fuel boost pump is located directly next to the landing gear position green lights. Not only is this switch located right next to the landing gear lights but the switch operates in the same manner as the gear switch. It is a locked switch that has to be pulled out and selected up to be turned on. The landing gear is also a switch that has to be pulled out and selected up. In my opinion, this fuel pump switch should not be co-located next to the landing gear indicating lights, or the gear selector. The fuel boost pump switch should be capped or relocated so it is not next to the gear position lights or gear selector switch. A human factor was that I had flown many hours in the preceding 36 hours and was slightly tired. (This is the 2ND time I have done this in the 450 hours I have flown this aircraft.)

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF BE36 RPTS HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED AUX FUEL PUMP SWITCH TO 'HIGH' INSTEAD OF RETRACTING GEAR. THIS RESULTED IN TEMPORARY ENG FAILURE UNTIL HE RESOLVED THE ERROR.

Narrative: AFTER TKOF, I PUT THE LNDG GEAR UP AND THE ENG QUIT. I IMMEDIATELY REALIZED THAT I HAD TURNED THE FUEL BOOST PUMP TO 'HI' ('HI' FLOODS THE ENG) INSTEAD OF PUTTING THE GEAR UP. I THEN TURNED THE FUEL PUMP OFF. THE ENG RESTARTED AND I RESUMED NORMAL CLB. ANALYZING THIS HORRIFIC MISTAKE, I REALIZED THAT THE FUEL BOOST PUMP IS LOCATED DIRECTLY NEXT TO THE LNDG GEAR POSITION GREEN LIGHTS. NOT ONLY IS THIS SWITCH LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE LNDG GEAR LIGHTS BUT THE SWITCH OPERATES IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE GEAR SWITCH. IT IS A LOCKED SWITCH THAT HAS TO BE PULLED OUT AND SELECTED UP TO BE TURNED ON. THE LNDG GEAR IS ALSO A SWITCH THAT HAS TO BE PULLED OUT AND SELECTED UP. IN MY OPINION, THIS FUEL PUMP SWITCH SHOULD NOT BE CO-LOCATED NEXT TO THE LNDG GEAR INDICATING LIGHTS, OR THE GEAR SELECTOR. THE FUEL BOOST PUMP SWITCH SHOULD BE CAPPED OR RELOCATED SO IT IS NOT NEXT TO THE GEAR POSITION LIGHTS OR GEAR SELECTOR SWITCH. A HUMAN FACTOR WAS THAT I HAD FLOWN MANY HOURS IN THE PRECEDING 36 HOURS AND WAS SLIGHTLY TIRED. (THIS IS THE 2ND TIME I HAVE DONE THIS IN THE 450 HOURS I HAVE FLOWN THIS ACFT.)

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.

Pilot of BE36 reports he inadvertently placed auxiliary fuel pump switch to 'high' instead of retracting gear. This resulted in temporary engine failure until he resolved the error.