Small aircraft pilot lands, aircraft porpoises. Next landing pushes nose forward. Nose gear collapse...

Attributes
ACN	213671
Time
Date	199206
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : btv
State Reference	VT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : dfw
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 220 flight time type : 55
ASRS Report	213671
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While landing on runway 1 at btv, plane 'porpoised' (bounced) twice. On second bounce, I pushed the nose of the plane down. Force of nose gear striking runway caused partial collapse of nose gear. The propeller struck but did not stop engine. I believe I had too much power while landing. When the plane 'porpoised,' I misjudged the speed and incorrectly pushed the nose down instead of pulling back. To prevent in the future, I will land with substantially less power and pull back on yoke to keep nosewheel off ground until safe speed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT LANDS, ACFT PORPOISES. NEXT LNDG PUSHES NOSE FORWARD. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSES.

Narrative: WHILE LNDG ON RWY 1 AT BTV, PLANE 'PORPOISED' (BOUNCED) TWICE. ON SECOND BOUNCE, I PUSHED THE NOSE OF THE PLANE DOWN. FORCE OF NOSE GEAR STRIKING RWY CAUSED PARTIAL COLLAPSE OF NOSE GEAR. THE PROP STRUCK BUT DID NOT STOP ENG. I BELIEVE I HAD TOO MUCH PWR WHILE LNDG. WHEN THE PLANE 'PORPOISED,' I MISJUDGED THE SPD AND INCORRECTLY PUSHED THE NOSE DOWN INSTEAD OF PULLING BACK. TO PREVENT IN THE FUTURE, I WILL LAND WITH SUBSTANTIALLY LESS PWR AND PULL BACK ON YOKE TO KEEP NOSEWHEEL OFF GND UNTIL SAFE SPD.

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.

Small aircraft pilot lands, aircraft porpoises. Next landing pushes nose forward. Nose gear collapses.