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BE35 pilot reported accidentally retracting the landing gear on the runway during a touch and go that resulted in a prop strike and partial landing gear collapse.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1745511 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202006 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Bonanza 35 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Landing Gear |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 0.5 Flight Crew Total 1695 Flight Crew Type 663 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft |
Narrative:
This incident occurred after landing; and early in the takeoff roll of a touch and go. I retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps; causing a prop strike and partial landing gear collapse. No injury. The main cause was my choice to perform a touch and go; rather than a full stop landing. Two contributing factors were: 1. Taxi back for that runway requires crossing the parallel and then a long taxi to the ramp and back. That made a touch and go more desirable; even though I prefer full stops. 2. Tower had cleared me for the option. Then I offered to make a full stop after hearing the tower tell a helicopter to hold until I finished my pattern work. On short final the tower said the helicopter was no longer a factor and asked if I would like the option. I made a late decision to make a touch and go. It is a painful lesson: for complex aircraft; always make full stop landings.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: BE35 pilot reported accidentally retracting the landing gear on the runway during a touch and go that resulted in a prop strike and partial landing gear collapse.
Narrative: This incident occurred after landing; and early in the takeoff roll of a touch and go. I retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps; causing a prop strike and partial landing gear collapse. No injury. The main cause was my choice to perform a touch and go; rather than a full stop landing. Two contributing factors were: 1. Taxi back for that runway requires crossing the parallel and then a long taxi to the ramp and back. That made a touch and go more desirable; even though I prefer full stops. 2. Tower had cleared me for the option. Then I offered to make a full stop after hearing the Tower tell a helicopter to hold until I finished my pattern work. On short final the Tower said the helicopter was no longer a factor and asked if I would like the option. I made a late decision to make a touch and go. It is a painful lesson: for complex aircraft; always make full stop landings.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.