Propeller strike on landing. Training in progress.

Attributes
ACN	148365
Time
Date	199006
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w05
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : go around landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 4500 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	148365
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Normal full flap landing. PF had little experience in light multi-engine aircraft receiving instruction from more experience (in type) pilot. Did 6 or 7 touch and go's at latrobe, PA (3600' runway) with no problems. Takeoff, en route, normal approach a little high and fast, but corrected altitude by 500' AGL. Still about 5 KTS fast. T/D down was firm and the nose jumped twice. Aircraft then went into nose high right wind down. As pilot I pushed propellers an throttles full forward initiating wave off; instrument got flaps. Aircraft got airborne, climbed out and returned for normal landing. Left propeller was bent about 2 1/2'. My inability to recognize porpoising and correcting immediatley caused this incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROPELLER STRIKE ON LNDG. TRAINING IN PROGRESS.

Narrative: NORMAL FULL FLAP LNDG. PF HAD LITTLE EXPERIENCE IN LIGHT MULTI-ENG ACFT RECEIVING INSTRUCTION FROM MORE EXPERIENCE (IN TYPE) PLT. DID 6 OR 7 TOUCH AND GO'S AT LATROBE, PA (3600' RWY) WITH NO PROBS. TKOF, ENRTE, NORMAL APCH A LITTLE HIGH AND FAST, BUT CORRECTED ALT BY 500' AGL. STILL ABOUT 5 KTS FAST. T/D DOWN WAS FIRM AND THE NOSE JUMPED TWICE. ACFT THEN WENT INTO NOSE HIGH RIGHT WIND DOWN. AS PLT I PUSHED PROPS AN THROTTLES FULL FORWARD INITIATING WAVE OFF; INSTR GOT FLAPS. ACFT GOT AIRBORNE, CLBED OUT AND RETURNED FOR NORMAL LNDG. LEFT PROP WAS BENT ABOUT 2 1/2'. MY INABILITY TO RECOGNIZE PORPOISING AND CORRECTING IMMEDIATLEY CAUSED THIS INCIDENT.

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.