BE55 student and Flight Instructor reported the gear handle was inadvertently moved during a practice touch and go resulting in the gear collapsing and the aircraft sliding off the runway.
Synopsis
BE55 student and Flight Instructor reported the gear handle was inadvertently moved during a practice touch and go resulting in the gear collapsing and the aircraft sliding off the runway.
Narrative
This flight was my second flight in the baron and was meant to be an intro flight for flows and pattern work. Preflight was routine and the aircraft was airworthy. The run up was routine as was the emergency brief; and taxi out was spent verbalizing the upcoming takeoff flow. The first 3 laps in the pattern were routine and my primary focus was remembering flows; my scan; and staying ahead of the aircraft. When there was a period of reduced workload in the downwind I verbalized the upcoming landing flow and actions required. The third approach to landing was on glideslope and the most stable as I was able to operate the aircraft more efficiently. As I entered ground effect my Instructor gently prompted for more right rudder input; while from my position I initially believed slight left rudder was necessary. I touched down smoothly and we very briefly discussed the correct input; maybe one or two sentences. I was on centerline and in control of the aircraft with wheels on the ground; and started my transition for takeoff configuration. I reached for the flaps and verbalized 'flaps up' but mistakenly reached for the gear handle. I was very quick about it due to an unnecessary feeling of needing to be quick to stay ahead of the aircraft and I did not verify the handle before movement. As soon as I went for the handle; my Instructor verbalized 'NO' and her hand was over mine pushing the gear handle back to the down position as she took control. There was an initial slight drop as the right gear began to retract and it felt as if the right gear would be able to extend back into position but collapsed shortly thereafter. The plane subsequently slid to the right and off of the runway. Another non participating Instructor was in the backseat observing and was silent during the flight other than a few questions during run up about procedure and a question about syncing props on an earlier departure leg. I was the pilot flying and was way too quick in my actions without verification due to an unnecessarily feeling that all of my actions must be quick to stay ahead of the aircraft.
Second reporter narrative
Myself (CFII; MEI) and my student (CFII; complex rated) were on a training flight in a Beechcraft Baron. We were doing a routine traffic pattern flight introducing the flows to the student. We had already completed three laps in the pattern. On our fourth landing; we touched down; my hand was guarding the throttles. We were rolling out for a touch and go. My student verbalized flaps and moved his hand. I immediately moved my own hand off the throttles to guard the landing gear. At the same time that my hand hit the gear handle my student had started moving it up. Our hands collided and he moved it back down. The left main remained locked in the down position. The right main and the nose wheel had already started their upward travel. The plane fell to the right and down; further collapsing the gear and putting the plane into a right turn off the runway. The plane continued in an almost 180 degree turn until coming to a complete stop in the dirt off the west side of the runway.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.