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Student pilot retracted the landing gear of a PA28 arrow early on a touch and go. Prop strike ensued followed by continuing flight under severe performance penalty.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 847681 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200908 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | PA-28R Cherokee Arrow All Series |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Other 141 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Gear Extend/Retract Mechanism |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Instructor Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 52 Flight Crew Total 1000 Flight Crew Type 85 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
After the 7th landing of the lesson - on the roll to the next takeoff during touch and go's - the student retracted the gear too early. The nose gear began to collapse and the prop struck the runway. CFI thought the underside of the cowling struck and initiated a go-around. No good climb performance or airspeed from airplane. CFI requested immediate return to airport for landing and landed without further incident. Damage to the aircraft seems minimal under the circumstances. Problem may have been caused by inexperience on the student's part and the inability of the CFI to react in time to the gear retraction.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Student Pilot retracted the landing gear of a PA28 Arrow early on a touch and go. Prop strike ensued followed by continuing flight under severe performance penalty.
Narrative: After the 7th landing of the lesson - on the roll to the next takeoff during touch and go's - the student retracted the gear too early. The nose gear began to collapse and the prop struck the runway. CFI thought the underside of the cowling struck and initiated a go-around. No good climb performance or airspeed from airplane. CFI requested immediate return to airport for landing and landed without further incident. Damage to the aircraft seems minimal under the circumstances. Problem may have been caused by inexperience on the student's part and the inability of the CFI to react in time to the gear retraction.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.