Bonanza 35
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 0.5; Flight Crew Total 1695; Flight Crew Type 663
Situational Awareness
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Human Factors
This incident occurred after landing; and early in the takeoff roll of a touch and go. I retracted the landing gear instead of the flaps; causing a prop strike and partial landing gear collapse. No injury.  The main cause was my choice to perform a touch and go; rather than a full stop landing. Two contributing factors were:  1. Taxi back for that runway requires crossing the parallel and then a long taxi to the ramp and back. That made a touch and go more desirable; even though I prefer full stops. 2. Tower had cleared me for the option. Then I offered to make a full stop after hearing the Tower tell a helicopter to hold until I finished my pattern work. On short final the Tower said the helicopter was no longer a factor and asked if I would like the option.  I made a late decision to make a touch and go.  It is a painful lesson: for complex aircraft; always make full stop landings.
BE35 pilot reported accidentally retracting the landing gear on the runway during a touch and go that resulted in a prop strike and partial landing gear collapse.