Pilot doing touch and go's retracts gear instead of flaps on landing roll.

Attributes
ACN	181456
Time
Date	199106
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lvk
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lax
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 7800 flight time type : 150
ASRS Report	181456
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared by tower for the option, runway 25R. Performed normal landing checklists, touched down on the #south. Applied throttle for touch and go, reset elevator trim and reached for flap retract switch. Pure stupidity on my part--hit gear switch instead. Gear retracted, slid on belly. No injuries, very light damage to aircraft, as partially extended gears supported the fuselage. I've done the exact same touch and go procedure probably 100 times in the 4 1/2 yrs I've owned this small aircraft. Just goes to show that attention to details should never be relaxed! Ps: on this small aircraft, flap and gear switches are the old 'piano key' style and are identical. After this occurrence, I think I'll have the switches modified to look and feel different; but still, diligence is the best defense.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT DOING TOUCH AND GO'S RETRACTS GEAR INSTEAD OF FLAPS ON LNDG ROLL.

Narrative: CLRED BY TWR FOR THE OPTION, RWY 25R. PERFORMED NORMAL LNDG CHKLISTS, TOUCHED DOWN ON THE #S. APPLIED THROTTLE FOR TOUCH AND GO, RESET ELEVATOR TRIM AND REACHED FOR FLAP RETRACT SWITCH. PURE STUPIDITY ON MY PART--HIT GEAR SWITCH INSTEAD. GEAR RETRACTED, SLID ON BELLY. NO INJURIES, VERY LIGHT DAMAGE TO ACFT, AS PARTIALLY EXTENDED GEARS SUPPORTED THE FUSELAGE. I'VE DONE THE EXACT SAME TOUCH AND GO PROC PROBABLY 100 TIMES IN THE 4 1/2 YRS I'VE OWNED THIS SMA. JUST GOES TO SHOW THAT ATTN TO DETAILS SHOULD NEVER BE RELAXED! PS: ON THIS SMA, FLAP AND GEAR SWITCHES ARE THE OLD 'PIANO KEY' STYLE AND ARE IDENTICAL. AFTER THIS OCCURRENCE, I THINK I'LL HAVE THE SWITCHES MODIFIED TO LOOK AND FEEL DIFFERENT; BUT STILL, DILIGENCE IS THE BEST DEFENSE.

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.