C172RG student retracted the aircraft landing gear before becoming airborne.

Attributes
ACN	561650
Time
Date	200210
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dvt.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff landing : touch and go
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 2180 flight time type : 200
ASRS Report	561650
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 235 flight time total : 298 flight time type : 274
ASRS Report	561651
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

My student and I were on an early morning training flight in a C172RG based at deer valley airport. My student is working towards his CFI certificate almost ready for his check ride, or so I thought. After an hour or so of maneuvers, we came back to the airport to practice his lndgs. He executed a few short and soft field lndgs successfully before the incident occurred. On our third touch-and-go, my student quickly pulled the gear handle to the up position mistaking the handle for the flap handle before I could intervene. The nosewheel retracted into the gear well and the nose struck the ground resulting in about a 400 ft slide. The problem arose possibly due to the student in a new seat not completely used to flying from the right side. This may have been prevented if I could have quickly stopped his action during the touch-and-go, or another thing that would have helped if the student spent more time in the cockpit 'dry flying' getting more comfortable with the cockpit layout. Supplemental information from acn 561651: landing gear switch was lifted prior to rotation. Nose gear collapsed!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172RG STUDENT RETRACTED THE ACFT LNDG GEAR BEFORE BECOMING AIRBORNE.

Narrative: MY STUDENT AND I WERE ON AN EARLY MORNING TRAINING FLT IN A C172RG BASED AT DEER VALLEY ARPT. MY STUDENT IS WORKING TOWARDS HIS CFI CERTIFICATE ALMOST READY FOR HIS CHK RIDE, OR SO I THOUGHT. AFTER AN HR OR SO OF MANEUVERS, WE CAME BACK TO THE ARPT TO PRACTICE HIS LNDGS. HE EXECUTED A FEW SHORT AND SOFT FIELD LNDGS SUCCESSFULLY BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. ON OUR THIRD TOUCH-AND-GO, MY STUDENT QUICKLY PULLED THE GEAR HANDLE TO THE UP POS MISTAKING THE HANDLE FOR THE FLAP HANDLE BEFORE I COULD INTERVENE. THE NOSEWHEEL RETRACTED INTO THE GEAR WELL AND THE NOSE STRUCK THE GND RESULTING IN ABOUT A 400 FT SLIDE. THE PROB AROSE POSSIBLY DUE TO THE STUDENT IN A NEW SEAT NOT COMPLETELY USED TO FLYING FROM THE R SIDE. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF I COULD HAVE QUICKLY STOPPED HIS ACTION DURING THE TOUCH-AND-GO, OR ANOTHER THING THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED IF THE STUDENT SPENT MORE TIME IN THE COCKPIT 'DRY FLYING' GETTING MORE COMFORTABLE WITH THE COCKPIT LAYOUT. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 561651: LNDG GEAR SWITCH WAS LIFTED PRIOR TO ROTATION. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED!

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.