A private pilot landed hard with little damage.

Attributes
ACN	212340
Time
Date	199206
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : vys
State Reference	IL
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
Route In Use	arrival other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 21 flight time total : 100 flight time type : 16
ASRS Report	212340
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical 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:

Upon landing, the aircraft ballooned. I did not add power. Therefore the aircraft landed hard. The hard landing bent the aircraft's firewall. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information. The reporter was rather taciturn and protective in a callback. There was very little damage. There has been no action by the FAA. The reporter was alone in the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PVT PLT LANDED HARD WITH LITTLE DAMAGE.

Narrative: UPON LNDG, THE ACFT BALLOONED. I DID NOT ADD PWR. THEREFORE THE ACFT LANDED HARD. THE HARD LNDG BENT THE ACFT'S FIREWALL. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO. THE RPTR WAS RATHER TACITURN AND PROTECTIVE IN A CALLBACK. THERE WAS VERY LITTLE DAMAGE. THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION BY THE FAA. THE RPTR WAS ALONE IN THE ACFT.

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.