Investigation: 198703506 - Rockwell Aero Commander 500S, VH-MEH, Charters Towers QLD [*DR], 23 September 1987

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The pilot had been conducting a six and a half hour low level survey flight. He stated that on joining the circuit, at the completion of the flight, he lowered the landing gear and obtained a gear down indication. The gear indication was again checked on final approach but during the subsequent landing roll, as the nosewheel was being lowered to the runway, the landing gear handle in the cockpit sprung to the up position. The landing gear retracted and the aircraft slide to a halt on its undersurface. An inspection of the aircraft could find no pre-impact defect with the landing gear or its systems which could have contributed to this inadvertent retraction. The landing gear was found to be capable of normal operation. The reason for the selector deselection remains undetermined.

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General details
Date:	23 September 1987	Investigation status:	Completed
Time:	1815
Location:	Charters Towers QLD [*DR]	Investigation type:	Occurrence Investigation
State:	Queensland
Release date:	23 November 1987
Report status:	Final	Occurrence category:	Accident
		Highest injury level:	None

Aircraft details
Aircraft manufacturer:	Aero Commander
Aircraft model:	500
Aircraft registration:	VH-MEH
Serial number:	3258
Type of operation:	Aerial Work
Damage to aircraft:	Substantial
Departure point:	Charters Towers QLD
Departure time:	1145
Destination:	Charters Tower QLD