Low time pilot of a cessna 172 lost control of his aircraft on landing.

Narrative:

I was on approach; landing on runway 30. Weather was clear; calm winds; unlimited visibility. My downwind; base and final approach were textbook. When I was within approximately 5 ft from the ground and flaring the aircraft; the plane seemed to fall out of flare and hit the ground hard. First the rear landing gear and then the front landing gear. It was a hard landing. I immediately attempted to level the aircraft as it was back in flight; again about 5 or so feet from the ground. I bounced and hit again. I controlled the aircraft down the centerline; slowed and exited and cleared the runway to the taxiway. I parked the aircraft under its own power in front of the FBO. Upon inspection of the aircraft and airframe; the firewall was slightly buckled; the right rudder pedal was stuck; the yoke assembly would not operate properly and there was a slight oil leak from the front nose wheel assembly. I believe the causal factor might have been caused by simply a windshear anomaly coupled with perhaps some fatigue. The lesson I learned is to stay alert and pay attention to your environment at all times. Landings are one of the most critical path moments in flying the aircraft. I make it a common and regular event to practice my pattern flying and landings. In addition; I will make it a common practice to spend a few hours per month with a cfii; to obtain recommendations and suggestions on my flying habits.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Low time pilot of a Cessna 172 lost control of his aircraft on landing.

Narrative: I was on approach; landing on Runway 30. Weather was clear; calm winds; unlimited visibility. My downwind; base and final approach were textbook. When I was within approximately 5 FT from the ground and flaring the aircraft; the plane seemed to fall out of flare and hit the ground hard. First the rear landing gear and then the front landing gear. It was a hard landing. I immediately attempted to level the aircraft as it was back in flight; again about 5 or so feet from the ground. I bounced and hit again. I controlled the aircraft down the centerline; slowed and exited and cleared the runway to the taxiway. I parked the aircraft under its own power in front of the FBO. Upon inspection of the aircraft and airframe; the firewall was slightly buckled; the right rudder pedal was stuck; the yoke assembly would not operate properly and there was a slight oil leak from the front nose wheel assembly. I believe the causal factor might have been caused by simply a windshear anomaly coupled with perhaps some fatigue. The lesson I learned is to stay alert and pay attention to your environment at all times. Landings are one of the most critical path moments in flying the aircraft. I make it a common and regular event to practice my pattern flying and landings. In addition; I will make it a common practice to spend a few hours per month with a CFII; to obtain recommendations and suggestions on my flying habits.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.

Attributes
ACN	834174
Time
Date	200904
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Landing
Route In Use	Visual Approach
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Single Pilot
Qualification	Flight Crew Private
Experience	Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15 Flight Crew Total 110 Flight Crew Type 110
Events
Anomaly	Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence