Student pilot damages propeller during landing.

Attributes
ACN	437976
Time
Date	199905
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ict.airport
State Reference	KS
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ict.tower
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 1150 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	437976
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Student on second solo. Complied with ATC request to make short approach. Added last flaps to save landing rather than go around. Noted airspeed low, pushed forward. Airplane bounced, caught propeller on last (third) bounce. Student terminated flight, taxied to FBO, completed shutdown list, reported to FBO. Student and instructor have met with safety counselor to discuss occurrence. Per student's own statement that evening, should have told them (ATC) that we would extend downwind and should have gone around rather than try to salvage landing. Student did recognize there was a problem and did not take off again, maintained control well enough to contain damage -- no cartwheel, wingtips, etc. Maintained cool and judgement to best of experience and abilities. Immediately terminated flight, reported the problem, accepted responsibility, and evaluated the chain of events.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT DAMAGES PROP DURING LNDG.

Narrative: STUDENT ON SECOND SOLO. COMPLIED WITH ATC REQUEST TO MAKE SHORT APCH. ADDED LAST FLAPS TO SAVE LNDG RATHER THAN GO AROUND. NOTED AIRSPD LOW, PUSHED FORWARD. AIRPLANE BOUNCED, CAUGHT PROP ON LAST (THIRD) BOUNCE. STUDENT TERMINATED FLT, TAXIED TO FBO, COMPLETED SHUTDOWN LIST, RPTED TO FBO. STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR HAVE MET WITH SAFETY COUNSELOR TO DISCUSS OCCURRENCE. PER STUDENT'S OWN STATEMENT THAT EVENING, SHOULD HAVE TOLD THEM (ATC) THAT WE WOULD EXTEND DOWNWIND AND SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND RATHER THAN TRY TO SALVAGE LNDG. STUDENT DID RECOGNIZE THERE WAS A PROB AND DID NOT TAKE OFF AGAIN, MAINTAINED CTL WELL ENOUGH TO CONTAIN DAMAGE -- NO CARTWHEEL, WINGTIPS, ETC. MAINTAINED COOL AND JUDGEMENT TO BEST OF EXPERIENCE AND ABILITIES. IMMEDIATELY TERMINATED FLT, RPTED THE PROB, ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY, AND EVALUATED THE CHAIN OF EVENTS.

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.