PA44 damages propeller in hard landing at Y33.

Attributes
ACN	407548
Time
Date	199807
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : y33
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-44 Seminole Turbo Seminole
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 125 flight time type : 13
ASRS Report	407548
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	flight crew : single pilot observation : company check pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

It was a simulated short-field landing over 80 ft obstacle, using silos adjacent to the runway as reference at Y33 maple lake, mn, runway 28 during a multi-engine check ride. It was a 75 KT short field approach. After clearing the obstacle I pulled back on throttle and didn't initiate the flare soon enough resulting in a hard, 3 point landing. I was flying a PA44- 180. There was no evidence of any damage until the preflight to return to mkt. The propeller was damaged: the tip of one of the blades on the right engine was scuffed off. I feel that I was preoccupied with thinking about a previous landing attempt that ended in a go around. I was mad at myself for the errors that led to the go around and not giving my full attention to the task at hand.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA44 DAMAGES PROP IN HARD LNDG AT Y33.

Narrative: IT WAS A SIMULATED SHORT-FIELD LNDG OVER 80 FT OBSTACLE, USING SILOS ADJACENT TO THE RWY AS REF AT Y33 MAPLE LAKE, MN, RWY 28 DURING A MULTI-ENG CHK RIDE. IT WAS A 75 KT SHORT FIELD APCH. AFTER CLRING THE OBSTACLE I PULLED BACK ON THROTTLE AND DIDN'T INITIATE THE FLARE SOON ENOUGH RESULTING IN A HARD, 3 POINT LNDG. I WAS FLYING A PA44- 180. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF ANY DAMAGE UNTIL THE PREFLT TO RETURN TO MKT. THE PROP WAS DAMAGED: THE TIP OF ONE OF THE BLADES ON THE R ENG WAS SCUFFED OFF. I FEEL THAT I WAS PREOCCUPIED WITH THINKING ABOUT A PREVIOUS LNDG ATTEMPT THAT ENDED IN A GAR. I WAS MAD AT MYSELF FOR THE ERRORS THAT LED TO THE GAR AND NOT GIVING MY FULL ATTN TO THE TASK AT HAND.

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.