Hard landing in a night landing.

Attributes
ACN	291119
Time
Date	199412
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psp
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	291119
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other 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:

Last leg of the shift. Elected to land on the shorter runway because it was closer to our hangar and we had no passenger, and didn't need to go to the gate. Set up for a short field landing. At 100 ft above ground a standard call was made (3 green reference plus 5 KTS). Coming over the end of runway I reduced power to flight idle. Aircraft fell onto runway which resulted in hard landing. I popped circuit breakers on voice recorder which put us at 5 G. I told mechanic to check plane because of hard landing. 2 days later after being back on line $120,000 damage was found to nose wheel section. Possible problem that engine went into beta in air.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HARD LNDG IN A NIGHT LNDG.

Narrative: LAST LEG OF THE SHIFT. ELECTED TO LAND ON THE SHORTER RWY BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSER TO OUR HANGAR AND WE HAD NO PAX, AND DIDN'T NEED TO GO TO THE GATE. SET UP FOR A SHORT FIELD LNDG. AT 100 FT ABOVE GND A STANDARD CALL WAS MADE (3 GREEN REF PLUS 5 KTS). COMING OVER THE END OF RWY I REDUCED PWR TO FLT IDLE. ACFT FELL ONTO RWY WHICH RESULTED IN HARD LNDG. I POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKERS ON VOICE RECORDER WHICH PUT US AT 5 G. I TOLD MECH TO CHK PLANE BECAUSE OF HARD LNDG. 2 DAYS LATER AFTER BEING BACK ON LINE $120,000 DAMAGE WAS FOUND TO NOSE WHEEL SECTION. POSSIBLE PROB THAT ENG WENT INTO BETA IN AIR.

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.