Small aircraft pilot makes hard landing. Nose gear collapse, propeller strike.

Attributes
ACN	200344
Time
Date	199201
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sna
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
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 : 25 flight time total : 156 flight time type : 25
ASRS Report	200344
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Hard landing -- nose gear. I recently moved up from flying small aircraft type a and small aircraft type B. Although I had 10 hours of instruction in type, none of it was at near maximum gross weight. His was my second landing at near maximum gross weight, without an instructor, and at night. I needed more instruction in this confign. As a second follow-up my pilot training could have used more emergency procedures. In a pinch, there is just not enough time to try to remember step 1, 2, 3, etc. It's got to be more ingrained so it's more automatic. I intend to spend a great deal of time working on my training and post license efforts should have emphasized more of this. Please note that this plane was not substantially damaged as that term is defined in part 830.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT MAKES HARD LNDG. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE, PROP STRIKE.

Narrative: HARD LNDG -- NOSE GEAR. I RECENTLY MOVED UP FROM FLYING SMA TYPE A AND SMA TYPE B. ALTHOUGH I HAD 10 HRS OF INSTRUCTION IN TYPE, NONE OF IT WAS AT NEAR MAX GROSS WT. HIS WAS MY SECOND LNDG AT NEAR MAX GROSS WT, WITHOUT AN INSTRUCTOR, AND AT NIGHT. I NEEDED MORE INSTRUCTION IN THIS CONFIGN. AS A SECOND FOLLOW-UP MY PLT TRAINING COULD HAVE USED MORE EMER PROCS. IN A PINCH, THERE IS JUST NOT ENOUGH TIME TO TRY TO REMEMBER STEP 1, 2, 3, ETC. IT'S GOT TO BE MORE INGRAINED SO IT'S MORE AUTOMATIC. I INTEND TO SPEND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME WORKING ON MY TRAINING AND POST LICENSE EFFORTS SHOULD HAVE EMPHASIZED MORE OF THIS. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PLANE WAS NOT SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN PART 830.

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.