C172RG student pilot retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps during a touch-and-landing.

Attributes
ACN	593160
Time
Date	200308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
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	ground : takeoff roll landing : touch and go
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : cfi pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 1300 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	593160
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : trainee
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far 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:

I was providing commercial flight instruction to a student. This was his second lesson. We had been practicing maneuvers and came back to the local airport for some pattern work. The first touch-and-go was uneventful but the second involved the student retracting the gear mistaking it for the flaps. The student immediately put the gear lever back in the 'down' position but it was too late as the nosewheel had collapsed and the propeller had struck the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172RG STUDENT PLT RETRACTED THE LNDG GEAR INSTEAD OF THE FLAPS DURING A TOUCH-AND-LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS PROVIDING COMMERCIAL FLT INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT. THIS WAS HIS SECOND LESSON. WE HAD BEEN PRACTICING MANEUVERS AND CAME BACK TO THE LCL ARPT FOR SOME PATTERN WORK. THE FIRST TOUCH-AND-GO WAS UNEVENTFUL BUT THE SECOND INVOLVED THE STUDENT RETRACTING THE GEAR MISTAKING IT FOR THE FLAPS. THE STUDENT IMMEDIATELY PUT THE GEAR LEVER BACK IN THE 'DOWN' POS BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AS THE NOSEWHEEL HAD COLLAPSED AND THE PROP HAD STRUCK THE GND.

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.