Narrative:

The AWOS was reporting winds as variable @ either 5 or 6 knots through at least three iterations through the announcement. The density altitude was reported to be 3;600 feet. The last announcement I heard 180 at 7 knots. Based on that; I decided that I'd tentatively set up for runway 18 with final determination to be made once I observed the windsock.I switched frequencies; at 3 NM out I announced my pattern entry intentions; turned on my electric fuel pump; checked that the fuel mixture was full rich; switched to my fullest tank; turned on the landing light and engaged the carb heat. I entered the pattern crosswind about a half mile out from the departure end of runway 18. I turned left downwind for runway 18. Observing the midfield windsock as well as the sky diver's wind flag; light winds were favoring runway 18 so I continued the downwind. The base to final turns were unremarkable as the airplane lined up nicely with the runway and I put in my third notch of flaps. At short final I dis-engaged the carb heat in case of a go-around. As I crossed the numbers I realized that I was going too fast over the ground and surmised that I must have had a tailwind at that moment. The airplane did not want to break ground effect and I was already upon the halfway point of the runway. I decided to go around. When I added power; the engine did not respond with an increase in RPM. Instead; it made a choking sound as if it was getting too much fuel. Desperate to get the plane on the ground; I pitched the airplane nose high to stall it. As the wheels touched the ground; I instantly and instinctively engaged the hand-brake; retracted the flaps for maximum brake performance. Sometime during that dance between the controls the power came back in (I was still full throttle) and the airplane lurched forward against the brakes. I quickly reduced to idle; and traversed the runway (as best the airplane would allow) to increase my stopping distance. As I neared the end of the runway; I gave very hard right rudder to bring the tail around into a skid. I skidded sideways off the runway and the airplane caught the uneven sandy ground and lifted the right wing as the left wing contacted the ground. The airplane propeller did contact the ground and that halted the rotation of the engine. I maintained positive control of the aircraft through the termination of the flight. It is my opinion that the ultimate cause of this incident was the botched go-around due to failure of the engine to produce power. A contributing factor may have been the density altitude and the short runway.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PA28 pilot reported a delayed engine response during a go-around that resulted in a runway excursion and ground strike.

Narrative: The AWOS was reporting winds as variable @ either 5 or 6 knots through at least three iterations through the announcement. The density altitude was reported to be 3;600 feet. The last announcement I heard 180 at 7 knots. Based on that; I decided that I'd tentatively set up for runway 18 with final determination to be made once I observed the windsock.I switched frequencies; At 3 NM out I announced my pattern entry intentions; turned on my electric fuel pump; checked that the fuel mixture was full rich; switched to my fullest tank; turned on the landing light and engaged the carb heat. I entered the pattern crosswind about a half mile out from the departure end of runway 18. I turned left downwind for runway 18. Observing the midfield windsock as well as the sky diver's wind flag; light winds were favoring runway 18 so I continued the downwind. The base to final turns were unremarkable as the airplane lined up nicely with the runway and I put in my third notch of flaps. At short final I dis-engaged the carb heat in case of a go-around. As I crossed the numbers I realized that I was going too fast over the ground and surmised that I must have had a tailwind at that moment. The airplane did not want to break ground effect and I was already upon the halfway point of the runway. I decided to go around. When I added power; the engine did not respond with an increase in RPM. Instead; it made a choking sound as if it was getting too much fuel. Desperate to get the plane on the ground; I pitched the airplane nose high to stall it. As the wheels touched the ground; I instantly and instinctively engaged the hand-brake; retracted the flaps for maximum brake performance. Sometime during that dance between the controls the power came back in (I was still full throttle) and the airplane lurched forward against the brakes. I quickly reduced to idle; and traversed the runway (as best the airplane would allow) to increase my stopping distance. As I neared the end of the runway; I gave very hard right rudder to bring the tail around into a skid. I skidded sideways off the runway and the airplane caught the uneven sandy ground and lifted the right wing as the left wing contacted the ground. The airplane propeller did contact the ground and that halted the rotation of the engine. I maintained positive control of the aircraft through the termination of the flight. It is my opinion that the ultimate cause of this incident was the botched go-around due to failure of the engine to produce power. A contributing factor may have been the density altitude and the short runway.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.