Safety pilot of an small aircraft sel inadvertently raised the landing gear during a touch and go takeoff causing minor damage to the aircraft propeller.

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Attributes
ACN	340343
Time
Date	199607
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : smx
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 550
ASRS Report	340343
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was flying left seat and the copilot was in the right seat. He is an ATP and we were doing touch and go lndgs on runway 30. After we touched down for our third touch and go, I called for 'flaps up.' the copilot moved the gear lever to the up position thinking that he was retracting the flaps. The nose gear and the left main then retracted and the propeller contacted the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SAFETY PLT OF AN SMA SEL INADVERTENTLY RAISED THE LNDG GEAR DURING A TOUCH AND GO TKOF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ACFT PROP.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING L SEAT AND THE COPLT WAS IN THE R SEAT. HE IS AN ATP AND WE WERE DOING TOUCH AND GO LNDGS ON RWY 30. AFTER WE TOUCHED DOWN FOR OUR THIRD TOUCH AND GO, I CALLED FOR 'FLAPS UP.' THE COPLT MOVED THE GEAR LEVER TO THE UP POS THINKING THAT HE WAS RETRACTING THE FLAPS. THE NOSE GEAR AND THE L MAIN THEN RETRACTED AND THE PROP CONTACTED THE RWY.

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.