Incorrect configuration involving a Piper Aircraft Corp PA-31, VH-BEB, Bankstown, NSW on 24 December 1993

After completing a sequence of touch and go circuits the aircraft returned to the parking area. The pilot was performing a pre-shutdown hydraulic pressure check when he inadvertently selected the landing gear to the UP position and the nose gear retracted. Investigation determined that the landing gear selector ground safety lock was out of rig and allowed the selector to move to the UP position whilst the aircraft was on the ground.