What happened
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Narrative: the pilot stated: my student and I were on a training flight from Beaver County Airport. We were going to do some touch-and-go's on rwy 28. As we approached the downwind leg, my student went through the pre landing checklist (gas-on, cowl flaps-closed, carb heat-check, mixture-rich, props-check, power-check, and boost pumps-on). Then he called tower for clearance for touch-and-go after he put the gear down. We turned base and went through a gumps check (gas, undercarriage-3GREEN, mixture, and props-forward). Then we turned final and went through a final gumps check, checked our altitude, lowered the flaps, and proceeded for a touch-and-go. My student touched down on the mains then on the nose wheel. I said "ok, lets go." I turned my head for a moment and then brought it back inside. I saw my student's hand move toward the power levers when I noticed the gear-in-transit light flashing. I said "no!" And my student caught what had happened to the gear lever handle and he moved it to the down position. I then noticed that the nose started to go down and I knew that we would be unable to add power and go around. I then proceeded to close the mixture and I believ e that is when the props struck the surface and the nose began to scrape the runway. The airplane skidded for about 1000' and then came to a stop near turnoff charlie. I turned everything off and my student and I exited the airplane. After the flight, I asked my student what happened and he said the sleeve on his coat caught the gear handle. He realized what had happened and put the gear handle back down, but it was too late and the nose gear came up. Submission of this report closes this incident.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED: MY STUDENT AND I WERE ON A TRAINING FLIGHT FROM BEAVER COUNTY AIRPORT. WE WERE GOING TO DO SOME TOUCH-AND-GO'S ON RWY 28. AS WE APPROACHED THE DOWNWIND LEG, MY STUDENT WENT THROUGH THE PRE LANDING CHECKLIST (GAS-ON, COWL FLAPS-CLOSED, CARB HEAT-CHECK, MIXTURE-RICH, PROPS-CHECK, POWER-CHECK, AND BOOST PUMPS-ON). THEN HE CALLED TOWER FOR CLEARANCE FOR TOUCH-AND-GO AFTER HE PUT THE GEAR DOWN. WE TURNED BASE AND WENT THROUGH A GUMPS CHECK (GAS, UNDERCARRIAGE-3GREEN, MIXTURE, AND PROPS-FORWARD). THEN WE TURNED FINAL AND WENT THROUGH A FINAL GUMPS CHECK, CHECKED OUR ALTITUDE, LOWERED THE FLAPS, AND PROCEEDED FOR A TOUCH-AND-GO. MY STUDENT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAINS THEN ON THE NOSE WHEEL. I SAID "OK, LETS GO." I TURNED MY HEAD FOR A MOMENT AND THEN BROUGHT IT BACK INSIDE. I SAW MY STUDENT'S HAND MOVE TOWARD THE POWER LEVERS WHEN I NOTICED THE GEAR-IN-TRANSIT LIGHT FLASHING. I SAID "NO!" AND MY STUDENT CAUGHT WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE GEAR LEVER HANDLE AND HE MOVED IT TO THE DOWN POSITION. I THEN NOTICED THAT THE NOSE STARTED TO GO DOWN AND I KNEW THAT WE WOULD BE UNABLE TO ADD POWER AND GO AROUND. I THEN PROCEEDED TO CLOSE THE MIXTURE AND I BELIEV E THAT IS WHEN THE PROPS STRUCK THE SURFACE AND THE NOSE BEGAN TO SCRAPE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED FOR ABOUT 1000' AND THEN CAME TO A STOP NEAR TURNOFF CHARLIE. I TURNED EVERYTHING OFF AND MY STUDENT AND I EXITED THE AIRPLANE. AFTER THE FLIGHT, I ASKED MY STUDENT WHAT HAPPENED AND HE SAID THE SLEEVE ON HIS COAT CAUGHT THE GEAR HANDLE. HE REALIZED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND PUT THE GEAR HANDLE BACK DOWN, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE AND THE NOSE GEAR CAME UP. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.
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