Skylane 182/RG Turbo Skylane/RG
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Flight Instructor
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 137; Flight Crew Total 735; Flight Crew Type 135
Human-Machine Interface; Situational Awareness; Training / Qualification
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Evacuated
Human Factors
This was the third landing of the morning. My student and I did a 20 degree flap landing at 70 knots. The landing was nice and smooth. My student verbalized that the aircraft was stable on center line after landing. He then verbalized flaps up and cleaned up the flaps. He then verbalized carb heat in; it was at this point that my student retracted the landing gear. The nose gear instantly folded up and the nose collapsed. We then responded to Tower's request if anyone was hurt; we weren't. I then shut down the aircraft and we exited.
The second that I touched the lever I realized what I had done but by that time it was too late to reengage the gear. There was no time for either the flight instructor or myself to react. I was moving too quickly and should have been taking my time going slower through the steps required.
While practicing landings in a C-182RG the student pilot inadvertently retracted the landing gear instead of closing the carburetor heat. The instructor was unable to restrain the action in time to prevent a collapse.