High wing small aircraft experiences wheelbarrow on landing, propeller strike results.

Attributes
ACN	137134
Time
Date	199002
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prc
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 93 flight time type : 54
ASRS Report	137134
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

On landing, I touched down on the main wheels (normal landing). Nose wheel touched down and all of a sudden the tail began to rise. Even though power was off, flaps at 30 degree, and yoke full back, the tail would not go back down. Propeller then nicked the runway causing minor bending to both propeller blades. I believe the tail was picked up by a substantial tailwind. Power could have been added earlier in order to increase control (elevator) effectiveness.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HIGH WING SMA EXPERIENCES WHEELBARROW ON LNDG, PROPELLER STRIKE RESULTS.

Narrative: ON LNDG, I TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAIN WHEELS (NORMAL LNDG). NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE TAIL BEGAN TO RISE. EVEN THOUGH POWER WAS OFF, FLAPS AT 30 DEG, AND YOKE FULL BACK, THE TAIL WOULD NOT GO BACK DOWN. PROPELLER THEN NICKED THE RWY CAUSING MINOR BENDING TO BOTH PROPELLER BLADES. I BELIEVE THE TAIL WAS PICKED UP BY A SUBSTANTIAL TAILWIND. POWER COULD HAVE BEEN ADDED EARLIER IN ORDER TO INCREASE CONTROL (ELEVATOR) EFFECTIVENESS.

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