C172 reports hard landing at uncontrolled airport.

Attributes
ACN	703653
Time
Date	200607
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gle.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
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	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 10 flight time total : 66.4 flight time type : 66.4
ASRS Report	703653
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was on approach to runway 17. The approach was; in all respects; normal. My airspeed was about 75 mph with 20 degrees of flaps. My right hand was on the throttle in case a go around was necessary but there was no indication that a go around might be necessary. The airplane was stabilized; appeared ready to touch down on or near the centerline; about 75 ft to 100 ft beyond the large touchdown stripes. When the landing gear was about 2 or 3 ft above the runway surface; the aircraft was suddenly slammed downward against the pavement as if I had encountered a severe downdraft. Before I could respond with countermeasures; the airplane impacted the runway surface with all 3 wheels at once. After taxiing to the ramp and shutting down; I noted that the impact had caused the nose gear to be bent forward about 20 degrees and the tips of the propeller to strike the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C172 RPTS HARD LNDG AT UNCTLED ARPT.

Narrative: I WAS ON APCH TO RWY 17. THE APCH WAS; IN ALL RESPECTS; NORMAL. MY AIRSPD WAS ABOUT 75 MPH WITH 20 DEGS OF FLAPS. MY R HAND WAS ON THE THROTTLE IN CASE A GAR WAS NECESSARY BUT THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT A GAR MIGHT BE NECESSARY. THE AIRPLANE WAS STABILIZED; APPEARED READY TO TOUCH DOWN ON OR NEAR THE CTRLINE; ABOUT 75 FT TO 100 FT BEYOND THE LARGE TOUCHDOWN STRIPES. WHEN THE LNDG GEAR WAS ABOUT 2 OR 3 FT ABOVE THE RWY SURFACE; THE ACFT WAS SUDDENLY SLAMMED DOWNWARD AGAINST THE PAVEMENT AS IF I HAD ENCOUNTERED A SEVERE DOWNDRAFT. BEFORE I COULD RESPOND WITH COUNTERMEASURES; THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE RWY SURFACE WITH ALL 3 WHEELS AT ONCE. AFTER TAXIING TO THE RAMP AND SHUTTING DOWN; I NOTED THAT THE IMPACT HAD CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO BE BENT FORWARD ABOUT 20 DEGS AND THE TIPS OF THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RWY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.