Student pilot on no flap landing flares too high. Hard landing and nose wheel collapse.

Attributes
ACN	155806
Time
Date	199008
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : fam
State Reference	MO
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	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 46 flight time total : 1240 flight time type : 425
ASRS Report	155806
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Practicing lndgs (touch and go) with spi approach was west/O flaps. Student flared too high--estimated 30-40'--and was allowing airspeed to decay to an excessive degree; i.e., 65 mph in small aircraft. Instrument intervened with forward elevator in an effort to maintain and reverse airspeed. Aircraft did not accelerate enough to prevent a hard T/D, then bounced. Student attempted to correct with elevator inputs but was 180 degrees out of phase with aircraft attitude and instrument was unable to stabilize until aircraft hit on nose down attitude collapsing the nose wheel strut. Corrective action opportunity was where nose high attitude was noted power should have been added and a go around initiated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT ON NO FLAP LNDG FLARES TOO HIGH. HARD LNDG AND NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSE.

Narrative: PRACTICING LNDGS (TOUCH AND GO) WITH SPI APCH WAS W/O FLAPS. STUDENT FLARED TOO HIGH--ESTIMATED 30-40'--AND WAS ALLOWING AIRSPD TO DECAY TO AN EXCESSIVE DEGREE; I.E., 65 MPH IN SMA. INSTR INTERVENED WITH FORWARD ELEVATOR IN AN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN AND REVERSE AIRSPD. ACFT DID NOT ACCELERATE ENOUGH TO PREVENT A HARD T/D, THEN BOUNCED. STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH ELEVATOR INPUTS BUT WAS 180 DEGS OUT OF PHASE WITH ACFT ATTITUDE AND INSTR WAS UNABLE TO STABILIZE UNTIL ACFT HIT ON NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE COLLAPSING THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT. CORRECTIVE ACTION OPPORTUNITY WAS WHERE NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE WAS NOTED PWR SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDED AND A GAR INITIATED.

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.