Narrative:

Arriving from the south I had cheyenne airport in sight. I initially intended to land on runway 30, but since the wind was light, I thought better to land on runway 26 since it was the longer runway. It was dark, so I clicked the pilot controlled lighting to high and set up on a left base to runway 26. As I turned final, the lead-in lights were bright, but I was able to not be distracted by lowering my head and concentrating on runway alignment with the runway edge lighting. The approach was uneventful with confirming the gear down and airspeed where it should be. After crossing the threshold, centerline was held and I flew the aircraft to what I felt was the proper altitude over the runway, then I slowly retarded the throttles. To this point, everything seemed very normal, airspeed power settings, runway alignment, etc. The aircraft then bounced, not excessively, but it did bounce. When it hit, it bounced even higher the second time. This time when it hit, I felt one of the gears give way and the aircraft slid to a stop on the left side of the runway and stopped. I then shut the aircraft down. Prior to this flight I was unaware that this particular small aircraft was very nose heavy, as compared to the other 2 small aircraft's, plus I had put 60 pounds of baggage in the nose (which was legal as 100 pounds is the limit. The aircraft was in cg limits), but when I added the extra weight in the nose I unknowingly compounded a nose heavy situation. Also I feel the lights on 7 clicks impaired my depth perception. To prevent a recurrence, use 5 clicks for runway lighting on approachs for night VFR and find out if there are any peculiarities, such as nose heavy, with any aircraft I will be flying.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GEAR COLLAPSE AFTER SECOND BOUNCE OF HARD LNDG.

Narrative: ARRIVING FROM THE S I HAD CHEYENNE ARPT IN SIGHT. I INITIALLY INTENDED TO LAND ON RWY 30, BUT SINCE THE WIND WAS LIGHT, I THOUGHT BETTER TO LAND ON RWY 26 SINCE IT WAS THE LONGER RWY. IT WAS DARK, SO I CLICKED THE PCL TO HIGH AND SET UP ON A LEFT BASE TO RWY 26. AS I TURNED FINAL, THE LEAD-IN LIGHTS WERE BRIGHT, BUT I WAS ABLE TO NOT BE DISTRACTED BY LOWERING MY HEAD AND CONCENTRATING ON RWY ALIGNMENT WITH THE RWY EDGE LIGHTING. THE APCH WAS UNEVENTFUL WITH CONFIRMING THE GEAR DOWN AND AIRSPD WHERE IT SHOULD BE. AFTER XING THE THRESHOLD, CENTERLINE WAS HELD AND I FLEW THE ACFT TO WHAT I FELT WAS THE PROPER ALT OVER THE RWY, THEN I SLOWLY RETARDED THE THROTTLES. TO THIS POINT, EVERYTHING SEEMED VERY NORMAL, AIRSPD PWR SETTINGS, RWY ALIGNMENT, ETC. THE ACFT THEN BOUNCED, NOT EXCESSIVELY, BUT IT DID BOUNCE. WHEN IT HIT, IT BOUNCED EVEN HIGHER THE SECOND TIME. THIS TIME WHEN IT HIT, I FELT ONE OF THE GEARS GIVE WAY AND THE ACFT SLID TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY AND STOPPED. I THEN SHUT THE ACFT DOWN. PRIOR TO THIS FLT I WAS UNAWARE THAT THIS PARTICULAR SMA WAS VERY NOSE HEAVY, AS COMPARED TO THE OTHER 2 SMA'S, PLUS I HAD PUT 60 LBS OF BAGGAGE IN THE NOSE (WHICH WAS LEGAL AS 100 LBS IS THE LIMIT. THE ACFT WAS IN CG LIMITS), BUT WHEN I ADDED THE EXTRA WEIGHT IN THE NOSE I UNKNOWINGLY COMPOUNDED A NOSE HEAVY SITUATION. ALSO I FEEL THE LIGHTS ON 7 CLICKS IMPAIRED MY DEPTH PERCEPTION. TO PREVENT A RECURRENCE, USE 5 CLICKS FOR RWY LIGHTING ON APCHS FOR NIGHT VFR AND FIND OUT IF THERE ARE ANY PECULIARITIES, SUCH AS NOSE HEAVY, WITH ANY ACFT I WILL BE FLYING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 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.