Narrative:

I entered a right downwind for runway 17R and was cleared to land. I made a normal approach; crossed the numbers at about 70 KTS and touched down on the mains. I landed with 30 degrees of flaps; and I recall hearing the stall horn chirp before I set the mains down. After lowering the nose I felt the tail swing to the right; and nose to the left. The tail then lifted; pitching the aircraft forward and to the right. As I tried to recover directional control; the propeller struck the runway. When I was able to recover directional control; I was already very close to the right edge of the runway; swerving to the right. I added power to bring the aircraft back into the air; pitched to climb; cleaned up the gear; and began to clean up the flaps slowly to go around. I made a successful go around; very rattled; but working my landing checklist to avoid compounding my mishap. I made a normal landing on the second attempt. The winds at the time were light and variable; with about 4 KTS out of 040 degrees; but landing runway 17L/right. I believe a gust of wind from the east pushed the tail west; to the left. My initial attempt to correct was with the rudder; and then the ailerons to bring the left wing down. I was unable to correct before the tail lifted and the propeller struck the runway. After the initial swerve; adding power immediately pushed the tail down; and I was able to initiate a go around. I was able to recover the landing and go around; but the propeller was damaged in my recovery. Fortunately; there were no injuries. As a result of this incident; I will seek additional crosswind landing instruction; and focus on continuing to fly the aircraft after touchdown; maintaining directional control.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C182 PILOT REPORTS LOSING CONTROL DURING LANDING; CAUSING PROP STRIKE AND GAR. SECOND ATTEMPT IS SUCCESSFUL.

Narrative: I ENTERED A R DOWNWIND FOR RWY 17R AND WAS CLRED TO LAND. I MADE A NORMAL APCH; CROSSED THE NUMBERS AT ABOUT 70 KTS AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAINS. I LANDED WITH 30 DEGS OF FLAPS; AND I RECALL HEARING THE STALL HORN CHIRP BEFORE I SET THE MAINS DOWN. AFTER LOWERING THE NOSE I FELT THE TAIL SWING TO THE R; AND NOSE TO THE L. THE TAIL THEN LIFTED; PITCHING THE ACFT FORWARD AND TO THE R. AS I TRIED TO RECOVER DIRECTIONAL CTL; THE PROP STRUCK THE RWY. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER DIRECTIONAL CTL; I WAS ALREADY VERY CLOSE TO THE R EDGE OF THE RWY; SWERVING TO THE R. I ADDED PWR TO BRING THE ACFT BACK INTO THE AIR; PITCHED TO CLB; CLEANED UP THE GEAR; AND BEGAN TO CLEAN UP THE FLAPS SLOWLY TO GO AROUND. I MADE A SUCCESSFUL GAR; VERY RATTLED; BUT WORKING MY LNDG CHKLIST TO AVOID COMPOUNDING MY MISHAP. I MADE A NORMAL LNDG ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT. THE WINDS AT THE TIME WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE; WITH ABOUT 4 KTS OUT OF 040 DEGS; BUT LNDG RWY 17L/R. I BELIEVE A GUST OF WIND FROM THE E PUSHED THE TAIL W; TO THE L. MY INITIAL ATTEMPT TO CORRECT WAS WITH THE RUDDER; AND THEN THE AILERONS TO BRING THE L WING DOWN. I WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT BEFORE THE TAIL LIFTED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE RWY. AFTER THE INITIAL SWERVE; ADDING PWR IMMEDIATELY PUSHED THE TAIL DOWN; AND I WAS ABLE TO INITIATE A GAR. I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER THE LNDG AND GAR; BUT THE PROP WAS DAMAGED IN MY RECOVERY. FORTUNATELY; THERE WERE NO INJURIES. AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT; I WILL SEEK ADDITIONAL XWIND LNDG INSTRUCTION; AND FOCUS ON CONTINUING TO FLY THE ACFT AFTER TOUCHDOWN; MAINTAINING DIRECTIONAL CTL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.