ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 219969
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| Date: | Monday 17 July 1989 |
| Time: | 14:07 |
| Type: | Gulfstream 695B |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | VH-LTM |
| MSN: | 96208 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Mangalore Airport, VIC (YMNG) -
 Australia
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mangalore Airport, VIC (YMNG) |
| Mangalore Airport, VIC (YMNG) | |
| Investigating agency: | BASI |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The aircraft was being used for Examiner of Airmen training. For the first part of the flight from Essendon, the captain flew the aircraft from the left crew seat as captain and the other pilot performed the co-pilot role from the right seat. An instrument approach was flown at Mangalore followed by three touch and go landings. During the touch and go landings the co-pilot operated the flap selection lever and the captain operated the undercarriage lever in accordance with standard operating procedures. The positioning of the flap and landing gear selectors either side of the throttle quadrant is mirrored. After a full stop landing, a shut-down and a mutual briefing, the captain occupied the right crew seat and performed the role of co-pilot as well as supervisory pilot. The other pilot flew the aircraft while acting in command under supervision from the left seat. During a touch and go landing on runway 23 the pilot under supervision lowered the nose wheel to the runway and then advanced the power levers to takeoff power. The supervisory pilot selected flaps up and advised the pilot under supervision of the selection. Unexpectedly the pilot under supervision then selected the landing gear up before the aircraft had left the ground. The supervisory pilot attempted to prevent the gear up selection but was unable to because of the physical location of the landing gear lever and the speed at which the pilot under supervision had moved his hand. The landing gear retraction cycle progressed far enough to turn both main wheels inwards causing them to drag along the runway whereas the nose wheel remained in the down position. Hearing a loud scraping noise, the pilot under supervision immediately reselected landing gear down. Both pilots elected to retard the power levers and abort the takeoff. The aircraft slid to a halt within 200 metres on its rear fuselage and nose wheel. When the pilot under supervision selected the landing gear up the aircraft was travelling at about 90 knots. It was light on the main wheels. The oleos were no longer compressed enough to activate the "squat switch" which guards against inadvertent landing gear retraction on the ground. The pilot under supervision had previously been given endorsement training on the aircraft. He had almost completed the thirty hours acting in command under supervision required before being considered for unsupervised command duties. His training had not been concentrated. About twelve months had elapsed since the training began. Prior to joining the Civil Aviation Authority, he had not flown turbo-prop or turbo-jet aircraft nor had he previously experienced two pilot crew techniques. He had experienced some difficulty understanding the particular crew roles during the training because he had flown with several supervisory pilots who used slightly different practices. The pilot's selection of landing gear up was the result of a reflex role reversal at a time of reasonably high workload. The pilot believes his actions were triggered by the supervisory pilot saying "Flaps selected UP".
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.atsb.gov.au/publications/investigation_reports/1989/aair/aair198901547/
https://www.atsb.gov.au/media/33115/aair198901547.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Dec-2018 02:24 | Pineapple | Added |
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