Hard landing by the back seat pilot in a BL8 decathlon results in a propeller strike at blh, ca.

Attributes
ACN	612350
Time
Date	200403
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : blh.airport
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Decathlon
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing : roll
Route In Use	approach : traffic pattern
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 47 flight time total : 323.4 flight time type : 53
ASRS Report	612350
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : observer
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was flying from the rear seat of the airplane. The front pilot and I agreed that I would land the airplane. I flared the airplane above the runway. After the flare, I had a hard landing. The hard landing resulted in the propeller striking the runway. I taxied the airplane off the runway and shut down the engine.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: HARD LNDG BY THE BACK SEAT PLT IN A BL8 DECATHLON RESULTS IN A PROP STRIKE AT BLH, CA.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING FROM THE REAR SEAT OF THE AIRPLANE. THE FRONT PLT AND I AGREED THAT I WOULD LAND THE AIRPLANE. I FLARED THE AIRPLANE ABOVE THE RWY. AFTER THE FLARE, I HAD A HARD LNDG. THE HARD LNDG RESULTED IN THE PROP STRIKING THE RWY. I TAXIED THE AIRPLANE OFF THE RWY AND SHUT DOWN THE ENG.

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.