Spi in GA small aircraft bounced a landing, then hit propeller on runway during recovery.

Attributes
ACN	108187
Time
Date	198903
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pgd
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 73 flight time total : 73 flight time type : 73
ASRS Report	108187
Person 2
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 73 flight time total : 73 flight time type : 73
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was doing touch and goes around charlotte county airport. Winds were 20 mph with gusts 25-30. I was flying an small aircraft belonging to a local flight school where I've been studying. Through an error in judgement, I landed a bit too fast and much too hard on 3 wheels--so hard that the plane bounced off the runway. Rather than going around I attempted to land the plane by lowering the nose, hit hard again, bounced up and perpetuated a porpoise type motion, the oscillations becoming larger for 2 more bounces until I realized I would have to fly out of it. I applied back pressure, flew up 20' or so, stabilized the plane and landed again safely. After bringing the plane to a halt on the ramp I examined the landing gear, but could determine no obvious damage. I informed the owner immediately and asked him to have a closer look. He later informed me that propeller damage was great enough to require a new propeller. The crank shaft was checked and apparently ok. It did not occur to me at the time that I had damaged the propeller, but I realized now that my hurried landing was quite a bit more dangerous than I realized. This has been a sad but highly effective lesson in going around for me.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI IN GA SMA BOUNCED A LNDG, THEN HIT PROPELLER ON RWY DURING RECOVERY.

Narrative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

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.