Admit It... We've All 'Almost' Done Something Like This...

There's not a lot to say about the following report... except for the fact that we've all "almost" done something like it -- while a few of us have just flat-out experienced the same degree of "brain-fade" and gotten to take the "shortest step" out of an airplane known to an aviator... after landing gear up. We include the report for one reason only -- to remind EVERYONE that you need to VISUALLY confirm what you're doing rather than depending on the Braille method. Ya'll be careful out there...

** Report created 3/28/2008 Record 27 **
IDENTIFICATION
 Regis#: 4835V Make/Model: C172 Description: 172, P172, R172, Skyhawk, Hawk XP, Cutla
 Date: 03/23/2008 Time: 2045
 Event Type: Incident Highest Injury: None Mid Air: N Missing: N
 Damage: Unknown
LOCATION
 City: WYNNE State: AR Country: US

DESCRIPTION
AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING, LANDING GEAR LEVER WAS SELECTED INSTEAD OF CARB HEAT, AND THE GEAR RETRACTED, WYNNE, AR

INJURY DATA Total Fatal: 0
 # Crew: 1 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Pass: 3 Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
 # Grnd: Fat: 0 Ser: 0 Min: 0 Unk:
OTHER DATA
 Activity: Pleasure Phase: Landing Operation: OTHER
FAA FSDO: LITTLE ROCK, AR (SW11) Entry date: 03/24/2008

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