Spa returning from cross-country flight bounces aircraft on landing, on nose wheel. Third time it bo...

Attributes
ACN	148675
Time
Date	199006
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ckb
State Reference	WV
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, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 30 flight time total : 30 flight time type : 30
ASRS Report	148675
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:

I was returning to ckb at the completion of a solo x-country lesson on june 1990. The WX was clear, and winds were light up to 6 KTS. On final approach to runway 3, everything appeared normal, full flaps were used and airspeed was 65-70 KTS. During the flare, the nose of the aircraft dropped unexpectedly, resulting in a 3 point T/D and the resultant bounce. After the bounce, the second contact with the runway was again on the nose wheel, resulting in yet another bounce. Power was added for a go-around, but before it had any effect, the aircraft again contacted the runway on the nose wheel. This third contact resulted in a propeller strike and nose wheel damage. Due to the damaged nosewheel, the aircraft slid on the nose, with the propeller striking the runway for a distance of approximately 325', and stopped approximately 50' off the right side of the runway in the grass. I secured the aircraft and exited, awaiting emergency personnel.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPA RETURNING FROM CROSS-COUNTRY FLT BOUNCES ACFT ON LNDG, ON NOSE WHEEL. THIRD TIME IT BOUNCES, PROP STRIKE RESULTS AND NOSE WHEEL DAMAGE.

Narrative: I WAS RETURNING TO CKB AT THE COMPLETION OF A SOLO X-COUNTRY LESSON ON JUNE 1990. THE WX WAS CLR, AND WINDS WERE LIGHT UP TO 6 KTS. ON FINAL APCH TO RWY 3, EVERYTHING APPEARED NORMAL, FULL FLAPS WERE USED AND AIRSPD WAS 65-70 KTS. DURING THE FLARE, THE NOSE OF THE ACFT DROPPED UNEXPECTEDLY, RESULTING IN A 3 POINT T/D AND THE RESULTANT BOUNCE. AFTER THE BOUNCE, THE SECOND CONTACT WITH THE RWY WAS AGAIN ON THE NOSE WHEEL, RESULTING IN YET ANOTHER BOUNCE. PWR WAS ADDED FOR A GO-AROUND, BUT BEFORE IT HAD ANY EFFECT, THE ACFT AGAIN CONTACTED THE RWY ON THE NOSE WHEEL. THIS THIRD CONTACT RESULTED IN A PROP STRIKE AND NOSE WHEEL DAMAGE. DUE TO THE DAMAGED NOSEWHEEL, THE ACFT SLID ON THE NOSE, WITH THE PROP STRIKING THE RWY FOR A DISTANCE OF APPROX 325', AND STOPPED APPROX 50' OFF THE R SIDE OF THE RWY IN THE GRASS. I SECURED THE ACFT AND EXITED, AWAITING EMER PERSONNEL.

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.

Spa returning from cross-country flight bounces aircraft on landing, on nose wheel. Third time it bounces, propeller strike results and nose wheel damage.