Bounced landing by GA small aircraft causes nose gear failure and propeller damage.

Attributes
ACN	85029
Time
Date	198804
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mgw
State Reference	WV
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 23 flight time total : 553 flight time type : 258
ASRS Report	85029
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Upon T/D aircraft bounced and ascended approximately 3' (?) into the air. A burst of power was added to counteract the resultant fall in airspeed, and an attempt to reland the plane, was made. However, the nosewheel made contact with the runway. The aircraft subsequently initially skidded to the left along the runway, presumable (by me) as a result of the angle of contact of the nosewheel with the runway (tire damage to one side). After nosewheel sep from the aircraft, the plane proceeded on a straight course further down the runway, supported by the nose fork. Propeller contact with the runway significantly bent both of its ends. With regard to human performance considerations, after bouncing of the aircraft upon runway contact, a go around should have been immediately initiated.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: BOUNCED LNDG BY GA SMA CAUSES NOSE GEAR FAILURE AND PROPELLER DAMAGE.

Narrative: UPON T/D ACFT BOUNCED AND ASCENDED APPROX 3' (?) INTO THE AIR. A BURST OF PWR WAS ADDED TO COUNTERACT THE RESULTANT FALL IN AIRSPD, AND AN ATTEMPT TO RELAND THE PLANE, WAS MADE. HOWEVER, THE NOSEWHEEL MADE CONTACT WITH THE RWY. THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY INITIALLY SKIDDED TO THE LEFT ALONG THE RWY, PRESUMABLE (BY ME) AS A RESULT OF THE ANGLE OF CONTACT OF THE NOSEWHEEL WITH THE RWY (TIRE DAMAGE TO ONE SIDE). AFTER NOSEWHEEL SEP FROM THE ACFT, THE PLANE PROCEEDED ON A STRAIGHT COURSE FURTHER DOWN THE RWY, SUPPORTED BY THE NOSE FORK. PROP CONTACT WITH THE RWY SIGNIFICANTLY BENT BOTH OF ITS ENDS. WITH REGARD TO HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS, AFTER BOUNCING OF THE ACFT UPON RWY CONTACT, A GO AROUND SHOULD HAVE BEEN IMMEDIATELY INITIATED.

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