SR20 pilot suffers propeller strike while trying to recover from a porpoised landing. Only learns th...

Attributes
ACN	801180
Time
Date	200808
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	SR20
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 36 flight time total : 80 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	801180
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance Weather Aircraft
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

The incident consisted of a solo training lesson to ZZZ. On the first landing I pulled up too much and caused a balloon. I was going roughly 75-80 KTS on touchdown. When I pitched back a balloon occurred. This could have been caused by strong headwinds giving extra lift at the time. The balloon occurred and I gave forward pressure on the stick causing the airplane to return to the runway. I believe we landed on all 3 mains causing a bounce effect. This bounce effect continued while I tried to return the aircraft to stability. I realized I wasn't going to stabilize in order to perform a touch and go. I increased power and took off with full flaps down (100%). I maintained ground effect and got the flaps up and climbed back to normal traffic pattern altitude. I finished my lesson by performing one more landing at ZZZ. Then I went back to ZZZ1 to perform 3 more lndgs. When I turned the airplane off I noticed the propeller ends were worn off due to propeller strike. This must have occurred during the first landing due to the fact the other 4 were performed well to pts standards. I will continue to practice patterns and lndgs with my instructor as well as perform balloon correction practice. I was advised to let the airplane settle back to the ground instead of putting in forward pressure or try to give a touch of power in order to increase probability of a softer landing. Practice with flaring will help prevent further damage and incidents.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SR20 PILOT SUFFERS PROP STRIKE WHILE TRYING TO RECOVER FROM A PORPOISED LANDING. ONLY LEARNS THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE AFTER SEVERAL MORE TOUCH AND GOES AND A RETURN TO DEPARTURE AIRPORT.

Narrative: THE INCIDENT CONSISTED OF A SOLO TRAINING LESSON TO ZZZ. ON THE FIRST LNDG I PULLED UP TOO MUCH AND CAUSED A BALLOON. I WAS GOING ROUGHLY 75-80 KTS ON TOUCHDOWN. WHEN I PITCHED BACK A BALLOON OCCURRED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY STRONG HEADWINDS GIVING EXTRA LIFT AT THE TIME. THE BALLOON OCCURRED AND I GAVE FORWARD PRESSURE ON THE STICK CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO RETURN TO THE RWY. I BELIEVE WE LANDED ON ALL 3 MAINS CAUSING A BOUNCE EFFECT. THIS BOUNCE EFFECT CONTINUED WHILE I TRIED TO RETURN THE ACFT TO STABILITY. I REALIZED I WASN'T GOING TO STABILIZE IN ORDER TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO. I INCREASED PWR AND TOOK OFF WITH FULL FLAPS DOWN (100%). I MAINTAINED GND EFFECT AND GOT THE FLAPS UP AND CLBED BACK TO NORMAL TFC PATTERN ALT. I FINISHED MY LESSON BY PERFORMING ONE MORE LNDG AT ZZZ. THEN I WENT BACK TO ZZZ1 TO PERFORM 3 MORE LNDGS. WHEN I TURNED THE AIRPLANE OFF I NOTICED THE PROP ENDS WERE WORN OFF DUE TO PROP STRIKE. THIS MUST HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE FIRST LNDG DUE TO THE FACT THE OTHER 4 WERE PERFORMED WELL TO PTS STANDARDS. I WILL CONTINUE TO PRACTICE PATTERNS AND LNDGS WITH MY INSTRUCTOR AS WELL AS PERFORM BALLOON CORRECTION PRACTICE. I WAS ADVISED TO LET THE AIRPLANE SETTLE BACK TO THE GND INSTEAD OF PUTTING IN FORWARD PRESSURE OR TRY TO GIVE A TOUCH OF PWR IN ORDER TO INCREASE PROBABILITY OF A SOFTER LNDG. PRACTICE WITH FLARING WILL HELP PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE AND INCIDENTS.

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.

SR20 pilot suffers propeller strike while trying to recover from a porpoised landing. Only learns the extent of damage after several more touch and goes and a return to departure airport.