The reporter practicing short field lndgs encountered a windshear and landed on the nosewheel prompt...

Attributes
ACN	334783
Time
Date	199605
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dxr
State Reference	CT
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 15 flight time total : 255 flight time type : 13
ASRS Report	334783
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	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was practicing short field lndgs for commercial check ride. When I flared I felt a windshear and the nosewheel seemed to hit the runway first. I porpoised 3 times. While porpoising I pulled back on the yoke but it didn't help stop the bounce. Subsequently, I have learned I should have added a little power and eased the aircraft back on the runway. This corrective action could be emphasized more in private pilot training. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he was flying a cardinal cessna 177RG. He stated there was no noticeable damage to the airplane when he finished flying. However, the pilot could not get the gear to retract the next flight which was the next day and was to go to FSDO for a check ride. The tower had reported the reporter's porpoise activity to the FSDO. The FSDO surmised the reporter caused the gear problem and had the reporter take a 609 ride. He passed that ride and has since received his commercial rating and is working on his instructor rating.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: THE RPTR PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LNDGS ENCOUNTERED A WINDSHEAR AND LANDED ON THE NOSEWHEEL PROMPTING 3 PORPOISES. HE LEARNED ADDING PWR RATHER THAN COMING BACK ON THE YOKE WOULD HAVE CORRECTED THE PORPOISE.

Narrative: I WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LNDGS FOR COMMERCIAL CHK RIDE. WHEN I FLARED I FELT A WINDSHEAR AND THE NOSEWHEEL SEEMED TO HIT THE RWY FIRST. I PORPOISED 3 TIMES. WHILE PORPOISING I PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE BUT IT DIDN'T HELP STOP THE BOUNCE. SUBSEQUENTLY, I HAVE LEARNED I SHOULD HAVE ADDED A LITTLE PWR AND EASED THE ACFT BACK ON THE RWY. THIS CORRECTIVE ACTION COULD BE EMPHASIZED MORE IN PVT PLT TRAINING. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE WAS FLYING A CARDINAL CESSNA 177RG. HE STATED THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WHEN HE FINISHED FLYING. HOWEVER, THE PLT COULD NOT GET THE GEAR TO RETRACT THE NEXT FLT WHICH WAS THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TO GO TO FSDO FOR A CHK RIDE. THE TWR HAD RPTED THE RPTR'S PORPOISE ACTIVITY TO THE FSDO. THE FSDO SURMISED THE RPTR CAUSED THE GEAR PROB AND HAD THE RPTR TAKE A 609 RIDE. HE PASSED THAT RIDE AND HAS SINCE RECEIVED HIS COMMERCIAL RATING AND IS WORKING ON HIS INSTRUCTOR RATING.

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.

The reporter practicing short field lndgs encountered a windshear and landed on the nosewheel prompting 3 porpoises. He learned adding power rather than coming back on the yoke would have corrected the porpoise.