Narrative:

This was a training flight for instrument proficiency currency. I took off with the instructor from allaire air park, blm, and flew under the hood to miller air park, mjx. I made a good ILS approach to runway 6. At 600 ft MSL the instructor told me to take off the hood and make a circling approach to runway 24. The wind, which was very strong and gusty, favored runway 24. As I turned toward the base leg, he told me to do a touch-and-go. I was surprised by his request so I asked him to repeat and, again, he said touch-and- go. I had never done a touch-and-go landing in a twin and knew that this is practically never done in a twin. I should have refused his instruction, but in the atmosphere of wanting to finish the required number of approachs and get my logbook signed, I complied with the instructor's request. I landed, with the flaps and gear down, in a very gusty wind. The aircraft rolled out a short distance and I advanced the throttle all the way and raised the flaps. I rotated and the aircraft climbed off the runway. Next, I raised the gear and, just at that time, a strong gust hit the aircraft and it was pushed down enough for the propeller tips to touch the runway momentarily. However, the aircraft was climbing normally so I decided to continue to belmar where I had picked up the instructor and where the shop is which always services the plane. The performance of the engines and the flight characteristics of the airplane were normal in all respects in the climb and cruise to belmar. At belmar I taxied to the maintenance shop. It was an error in judgement for me to comply with the instructor's request for a touch-and-go landing. Supplemental information from acn 367954: upon the application of full power, the pilot then proceeded to raise the landing gear before the craft was airborne. I then attempted to override the yoke to establish a climb. The pilot was fighting my control and was pushing the nose forward. The gear retracted and aircraft nose dipped forward, propellers struck the runway and we then proceeded to climb safely. Bottom line: pilot fought my control to positively control aircraft and pilot did not follow safe procedures for a touch-and-go.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: TWIN PROP STRIKE DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO OP IN A PA23-250 AZTEC. PLT OWNER AND TRAINEE HAD NOT BEEN BRIEFED REGARDING A TOUCH-AND-GO, NEVER HAD DONE ONE IN THIS ACFT. INSTRUCTOR PLT CITES AN EARLY GEAR RETRACTION AS CAUSE.

Narrative: THIS WAS A TRAINING FLT FOR INST PROFICIENCY CURRENCY. I TOOK OFF WITH THE INSTRUCTOR FROM ALLAIRE AIR PARK, BLM, AND FLEW UNDER THE HOOD TO MILLER AIR PARK, MJX. I MADE A GOOD ILS APCH TO RWY 6. AT 600 FT MSL THE INSTRUCTOR TOLD ME TO TAKE OFF THE HOOD AND MAKE A CIRCLING APCH TO RWY 24. THE WIND, WHICH WAS VERY STRONG AND GUSTY, FAVORED RWY 24. AS I TURNED TOWARD THE BASE LEG, HE TOLD ME TO DO A TOUCH-AND-GO. I WAS SURPRISED BY HIS REQUEST SO I ASKED HIM TO REPEAT AND, AGAIN, HE SAID TOUCH-AND- GO. I HAD NEVER DONE A TOUCH-AND-GO LNDG IN A TWIN AND KNEW THAT THIS IS PRACTICALLY NEVER DONE IN A TWIN. I SHOULD HAVE REFUSED HIS INSTRUCTION, BUT IN THE ATMOSPHERE OF WANTING TO FINISH THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF APCHS AND GET MY LOGBOOK SIGNED, I COMPLIED WITH THE INSTRUCTOR'S REQUEST. I LANDED, WITH THE FLAPS AND GEAR DOWN, IN A VERY GUSTY WIND. THE ACFT ROLLED OUT A SHORT DISTANCE AND I ADVANCED THE THROTTLE ALL THE WAY AND RAISED THE FLAPS. I ROTATED AND THE ACFT CLBED OFF THE RWY. NEXT, I RAISED THE GEAR AND, JUST AT THAT TIME, A STRONG GUST HIT THE ACFT AND IT WAS PUSHED DOWN ENOUGH FOR THE PROP TIPS TO TOUCH THE RWY MOMENTARILY. HOWEVER, THE ACFT WAS CLBING NORMALLY SO I DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO BELMAR WHERE I HAD PICKED UP THE INSTRUCTOR AND WHERE THE SHOP IS WHICH ALWAYS SVCS THE PLANE. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGS AND THE FLT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE AIRPLANE WERE NORMAL IN ALL RESPECTS IN THE CLB AND CRUISE TO BELMAR. AT BELMAR I TAXIED TO THE MAINT SHOP. IT WAS AN ERROR IN JUDGEMENT FOR ME TO COMPLY WITH THE INSTRUCTOR'S REQUEST FOR A TOUCH-AND-GO LNDG. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 367954: UPON THE APPLICATION OF FULL PWR, THE PLT THEN PROCEEDED TO RAISE THE LNDG GEAR BEFORE THE CRAFT WAS AIRBORNE. I THEN ATTEMPTED TO OVERRIDE THE YOKE TO ESTABLISH A CLB. THE PLT WAS FIGHTING MY CTL AND WAS PUSHING THE NOSE FORWARD. THE GEAR RETRACTED AND ACFT NOSE DIPPED FORWARD, PROPS STRUCK THE RWY AND WE THEN PROCEEDED TO CLB SAFELY. BOTTOM LINE: PLT FOUGHT MY CTL TO POSITIVELY CTL ACFT AND PLT DID NOT FOLLOW SAFE PROCS FOR A TOUCH-AND-GO.

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.