C77R pilot, after a bouncy landing, left the confines of the runway.

Attributes
ACN	496590
Time
Date	200012
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lru.airport
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cardinal 177/177RG
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : visual
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 8 flight time total : 1013 flight time type : 8
ASRS Report	496590
Events
Anomaly	excursion : runway other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

When making a landing, I had a smooth touchdown after a flare for landing that started 4-5 ft above the runway. Airspeed was above stalling speed. I continued to pull back on the yoke to hold nose up. Plane became airborne, stalled, bounced nose low, became airborne again, bounced again. I applied power and retracted full flaps to abort landing. Plane gndlooped off runway into sand and brush. Human performance considerations: 1) perceptions -- failure to perceive too high speed at touchdown. 2) inactions -- failure to 'bleed' speed with longer flair, and failure to ease yoke forward on touchdown. 3) decisions -- decision to add power and raise flaps.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C77R PLT, AFTER A BOUNCY LNDG, LEFT THE CONFINES OF THE RWY.

Narrative: WHEN MAKING A LNDG, I HAD A SMOOTH TOUCHDOWN AFTER A FLARE FOR LNDG THAT STARTED 4-5 FT ABOVE THE RWY. AIRSPD WAS ABOVE STALLING SPD. I CONTINUED TO PULL BACK ON THE YOKE TO HOLD NOSE UP. PLANE BECAME AIRBORNE, STALLED, BOUNCED NOSE LOW, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, BOUNCED AGAIN. I APPLIED PWR AND RETRACTED FULL FLAPS TO ABORT LNDG. PLANE GNDLOOPED OFF RWY INTO SAND AND BRUSH. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: 1) PERCEPTIONS -- FAILURE TO PERCEIVE TOO HIGH SPD AT TOUCHDOWN. 2) INACTIONS -- FAILURE TO 'BLEED' SPD WITH LONGER FLAIR, AND FAILURE TO EASE YOKE FORWARD ON TOUCHDOWN. 3) DECISIONS -- DECISION TO ADD PWR AND RAISE FLAPS.

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.