Private pilot landing small aircraft aircraft for first time made hard landing. Aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	116413
Time
Date	198907
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : elp
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : elp tower : bna
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 36 flight time total : 505 flight time type : 130
ASRS Report	116413
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 240 flight time type : 0
ASRS Report	116207
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Chain of events: after 4 touch and goes, offered to let right seat pilot fly a circuit and he accepted. Takeoff and traffic pattern to runway 26R were normal. Stabilized approach at recommended speed of 70 KTS. Straight-in final for greater than 1/4 mi, no flaps. Crossed runway threshold at normal height, on centerline, and low power. High sink rate runway contact (hard landing) produced a noticeable squashing of the main gear. Attempted to fly out of bounce to landing, no power added. Aircraft attained nose high attitude, stall warning horn sounded, aircraft descended and pitched down striking runway in nose-low attitude with wings level. Nose gear collapsed and propeller struck runway, aircraft rolled straight ahead. Informed tower, shut down switches, evacuated aircraft to inspect damage (nose gear bent backward, propeller blade tips bent backward, transponder antenna on belly broken off). Aircraft towed by tug to hangar, FBO inspection indicated damage classified in 'incident' category. Human performance considerations: factor: control response rate differences between aircraft cause control difficulty. Perception: did not appear we were out of control until just before second contact. Judgement: failure to maintain adequate flying speed for control and to judge direction of movement from altitude. Inaction: pilot did not promptly apply full power. Very difficult to judge that an experienced pilot was having problem and to resume control in time to effect a normal controled recovery.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PRIVATE PLT LNDG SMA ACFT FOR FIRST TIME MADE HARD LNDG. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: CHAIN OF EVENTS: AFTER 4 TOUCH AND GOES, OFFERED TO LET RIGHT SEAT PLT FLY A CIRCUIT AND HE ACCEPTED. TKOF AND TFC PATTERN TO RWY 26R WERE NORMAL. STABILIZED APCH AT RECOMMENDED SPEED OF 70 KTS. STRAIGHT-IN FINAL FOR GREATER THAN 1/4 MI, NO FLAPS. CROSSED RWY THRESHOLD AT NORMAL HEIGHT, ON CENTERLINE, AND LOW POWER. HIGH SINK RATE RWY CONTACT (HARD LNDG) PRODUCED A NOTICEABLE SQUASHING OF THE MAIN GEAR. ATTEMPTED TO FLY OUT OF BOUNCE TO LNDG, NO POWER ADDED. ACFT ATTAINED NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE, STALL WARNING HORN SOUNDED, ACFT DESCENDED AND PITCHED DOWN STRIKING RWY IN NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE WITH WINGS LEVEL. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND PROP STRUCK RWY, ACFT ROLLED STRAIGHT AHEAD. INFORMED TWR, SHUT DOWN SWITCHES, EVACUATED ACFT TO INSPECT DAMAGE (NOSE GEAR BENT BACKWARD, PROP BLADE TIPS BENT BACKWARD, XPONDER ANTENNA ON BELLY BROKEN OFF). ACFT TOWED BY TUG TO HANGAR, FBO INSPECTION INDICATED DAMAGE CLASSIFIED IN 'INCIDENT' CATEGORY. HUMAN PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS: FACTOR: CONTROL RESPONSE RATE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ACFT CAUSE CONTROL DIFFICULTY. PERCEPTION: DID NOT APPEAR WE WERE OUT OF CONTROL UNTIL JUST BEFORE SECOND CONTACT. JUDGEMENT: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE FLYING SPEED FOR CONTROL AND TO JUDGE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT FROM ALT. INACTION: PLT DID NOT PROMPTLY APPLY FULL POWER. VERY DIFFICULT TO JUDGE THAT AN EXPERIENCED PLT WAS HAVING PROBLEM AND TO RESUME CONTROL IN TIME TO EFFECT A NORMAL CTLED RECOVERY.

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.