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A BE35 pilot inadvertently raised the landing gear while meaning to raise the flaps in gusty conditions on the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 794966 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200807 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | ground : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : multi engine |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 200 flight time type : 25 |
| ASRS Report | 794966 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe excursion : taxiway non adherence : published procedure other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Pilot inadvertently activated gear switch while on ground; still on runway. Pilot's hand never left switch. Pilot immediately realized error and put switch down. Too late! Right gear started to cycle; right wing contacted runway; plane pivoted right and exited runway. Aircraft came to rest on extended left and front gear and right wing. How problem arose; gusty winds made pilot want to raise flaps to settle plane. Activated wrong switch (they're identical). Corrective action; in future exit runway; stop aircraft; and then clean up aircraft.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A BE35 PILOT INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE LNDG GEAR WHILE MEANING TO RAISE THE FLAPS IN GUSTY CONDITIONS ON THE RWY.
Narrative: PLT INADVERTENTLY ACTIVATED GEAR SWITCH WHILE ON GND; STILL ON RWY. PLT'S HAND NEVER LEFT SWITCH. PLT IMMEDIATELY REALIZED ERROR AND PUT SWITCH DOWN. TOO LATE! R GEAR STARTED TO CYCLE; R WING CONTACTED RWY; PLANE PIVOTED R AND EXITED RWY. ACFT CAME TO REST ON EXTENDED L AND FRONT GEAR AND R WING. HOW PROB AROSE; GUSTY WINDS MADE PLT WANT TO RAISE FLAPS TO SETTLE PLANE. ACTIVATED WRONG SWITCH (THEY'RE IDENTICAL). CORRECTIVE ACTION; IN FUTURE EXIT RWY; STOP ACFT; AND THEN CLEAN UP ACFT.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 2009 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.