Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Flight Crew Flight Instructor; Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Commercial; Flight Crew Multiengine
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 150; Flight Crew Total 570; Flight Crew Type 570
Training / Qualification; Time Pressure; Situational Awareness
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft
General Maintenance Action
Human Factors
[We] were practicing touch and go landings in a Cessna 172RG as part of a Biennial Flight Review (BFR). While on rollout after the fourth landing; the landing gear lever was accidentally moved by [the pilot receiving instruction]. This led to the nose gear retracting before any corrective action could be taken. The retraction of the nose gear led to the nose falling to the ground and the propeller striking the ground multiple times. The aircraft came to a stop on the runway with the nose resting on the ground. [The pilot receiving instruction] was taking a BFR after several years out of flying. I believe this lack of recent experience led [him] into becoming slightly flustered during the touch and go. The gear lever was raised instead of the flap lever; as raising the flaps before taking off on a touch and go is standard procedure. The problem could have been avoided by starting off in a non-complex airplane to ease the transition back into flying.
A pilot and instructor experienced a nose landing gear retraction during a touch and go when the pilot receiving recurrent training moved the landing gear handle rather than the flap handle.