Date:	Monday 17 May 2010
Time:	21:10
Type:	Piper PA-23-250 Aztec E
Owner/operator:	Sunair Aviation Ltd.
Registration:	ZK-FHO
MSN:	27-4585
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Hawke's Bay (NPE/NZNR) -   New Zealand
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Hawke's Bay Airport - NZNR
Investigating agency:	CAA NZ
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The nose wheel retracted after landing when the pilot inadvertently raised the gear lever rather than the flap lever. The aircraft slid to a stop and no-one was injured. The operator reported that they taught pilots to do this based on the Aircraft Flight Manual. They have since issued a NOTOC advising pilots not to retract the flaps until the landing roll is complete, and to positively identify the flap lever before raising the flaps. It is also noted that the flap lever in this type of aircraft is situated the gear lever typically is in other aircraft.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=1503462
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/national/3708543/Frightening-emergency-landing-at-Hawkes-Bay-Airport]

http://www.airliners.net/photos/airliners/5/4/6/1323645.jpg (photo)

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
20-May-2010 02:19	RobertMB	Added
26-May-2010 06:33	RobertMB	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source, ]
17-Feb-2022 11:49	Ron Averes	Updated [Location, ]