Narrative:

It was a clear day and the wind was calm with temperature around 80 degrees F. I first did three normal takeoffs and landings on runway 14; and then we did a short field takeoff. After we landed the plane; my flight instructor asked me if I felt ready to fly solo; and I replied yes. After we taxied back to the ramp area; he got out; and I was by myself in the plane. I made the radio call to traffic; and then taxied to runway 14. After I made another radio call; I departed from runway 14 and rotated when the airspeed indicator showed 60. I maintained climb out speed of 80. When the airplane was near the landmark (an area with a cluster of trees); I turned left to crosswind; and made another radio call. When I saw the airplane was about 45 degrees from the runway; I made another radio call; and turned left to downwind. I continued to climb in the downwind leg. As my flight instructor cautioned me before he left the airplane; and now I experienced it for the first time; the difference in flight characteristics of the airplane with just one person in the airplane. The plane climbed to traffic pattern altitude way before it reached mid-length of the runway. I leveled off the airplane and reduced engine power to 2;300 RPM and maintained an airspeed of 90. When the airplane was abeam the 1;000 ft mark; I turned the carburetor heat on; reduced engine RPM to 1;700; and then extended the flaps to 10%. When the airplane was about 45% from end of runway 14; I turned left to base and made a radio call. I believed I had extended the flaps to 20% after the turn. When the airplane was over the landmark; I turned left to final; and made another radio call. I don't believe I had extended the flaps to 30%. I lineup the airplane for landing; when the airplane passed over the end of runway 14; I noticed the airspeed indicator showed 70; and the airplane seemed to be higher above the ground than normal. I reduced the power to idle and then flared. The plane landed hard on the runway; bounced off the ground and landed again. At that moment; I panicked and applied the brakes. The airplane seemed to have hit something right after that and made some kind of noise. I kept the brakes on; not knowing what was happening. Then the airplane shuddered; and began to make a different kind of noise; the nose seemed to be going lower. When the airplane finally stopped and the propeller stopped spinning; I noticed the airplane nose was pointing to the ground. At that moment I called CTAF and advised them of the accident.I think these were the reasons for the mishap:1. The airplane was too fast during touch down. I believed that had I extended the flaps to 30 degrees; the increased drag would have slowed the airplane down to 65.2. I did not flare enough before the moment of touchdown; and probably caused the nose wheel to come into contact with the ground before the main wheels. This might be the reason that the airplane bounded back into the air.3. I panicked and applied the brakes hard; and this probably caused the nose to tip downward; and the propeller to strike the runway. Lessons learned:1. Extend flaps to 30 degrees on final to slow the airplane further; and to increase angle of descent.2. Execute flare early enough for the airplane to have the proper attitude at touchdown.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C150 student pilot describes a bounced landing resulting in damage to the aircraft during his first solo flight.

Narrative: It was a clear day and the wind was calm with temperature around 80 degrees F. I first did three normal takeoffs and landings on Runway 14; and then we did a short field takeoff. After we landed the plane; my flight instructor asked me if I felt ready to fly solo; and I replied yes. After we taxied back to the ramp area; he got out; and I was by myself in the plane. I made the radio call to traffic; and then taxied to Runway 14. After I made another radio call; I departed from Runway 14 and rotated when the airspeed indicator showed 60. I maintained climb out speed of 80. When the airplane was near the landmark (an area with a cluster of trees); I turned left to crosswind; and made another radio call. When I saw the airplane was about 45 degrees from the runway; I made another radio call; and turned left to downwind. I continued to climb in the downwind leg. As my flight instructor cautioned me before he left the airplane; and now I experienced it for the first time; the difference in flight characteristics of the airplane with just one person in the airplane. The plane climbed to traffic pattern altitude way before it reached mid-length of the runway. I leveled off the airplane and reduced engine power to 2;300 RPM and maintained an airspeed of 90. When the airplane was abeam the 1;000 FT mark; I turned the carburetor heat on; reduced engine RPM to 1;700; and then extended the flaps to 10%. When the airplane was about 45% from end of Runway 14; I turned left to base and made a radio call. I believed I had extended the flaps to 20% after the turn. When the airplane was over the landmark; I turned left to final; and made another radio call. I don't believe I had extended the flaps to 30%. I lineup the airplane for landing; when the airplane passed over the end of Runway 14; I noticed the airspeed indicator showed 70; and the airplane seemed to be higher above the ground than normal. I reduced the power to idle and then flared. The plane landed hard on the runway; bounced off the ground and landed again. At that moment; I panicked and applied the brakes. The airplane seemed to have hit something right after that and made some kind of noise. I kept the brakes on; not knowing what was happening. Then the airplane shuddered; and began to make a different kind of noise; the nose seemed to be going lower. When the airplane finally stopped and the propeller stopped spinning; I noticed the airplane nose was pointing to the ground. At that moment I called CTAF and advised them of the accident.I think these were the reasons for the mishap:1. The airplane was too fast during touch down. I believed that had I extended the flaps to 30 degrees; the increased drag would have slowed the airplane down to 65.2. I did not flare enough before the moment of touchdown; and probably caused the nose wheel to come into contact with the ground before the main wheels. This might be the reason that the airplane bounded back into the air.3. I panicked and applied the brakes hard; and this probably caused the nose to tip downward; and the propeller to strike the runway. Lessons learned:1. Extend flaps to 30 degrees on final to slow the airplane further; and to increase angle of descent.2. Execute flare early enough for the airplane to have the proper attitude at touchdown.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.