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This was my seventh trip for the annual small aircraft aircraft pilots association (homecoming) to erv from farmingdale, long island, ny. A temporary control tower was on erv (normally uncontrolled). Controller cleared me to enter left base for 20. Another small aircraft was cleared for right base for 20. The other small aircraft spotted me and called the tower, 'making 360 degrees for spacing.' I could not see him due to setting sun, but did see him turning away from base leg. I was cleared to land. I turned to final and descended from pattern altitude. On very short final the controller announced there would be 1 departure before me. I believe I was less than 1000' from threshold. At this point the small aircraft was just about to turn onto the active. He did continue and did depart (I was shocked that the controller had cleared the small aircraft--equally shocked the pilot would take the active with aircraft on short final. I made a comment to the controller, ie, 'I hope he gets out quick.' again I was cleared to land. I did think of a go around, but with other small aircraft in the area and the small aircraft climbing out in front, I continued the landing approach. The controller gave no wind information, but I found there was no wind--calm. I made a very good approach, good and smooth. Just as I was starting to flare, the plane suddenly dropped and slammed into the runway. I recovered from the bounce and again slammed into the ground. It was the worst landing I ever made in my life. Adding power did little to smooth things out. While taxiing to the ramp, the engine did not sound right. When I shut the engine down I found both propeller blades were bent beyond repair. I was caught in the small aircraft vortex. Had the controller held the other aircraft, my propeller would not be bent and no engine damage done. I do not know the identify of the small aircraft (there were no tapes), however you do know the identify of the controller. My plane was left in erv for a new propeller and engine tear-down.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA LANDS BEHIND A DEPARTING SMA, RESULTING IN STRIKING PROPELLER AND DOING DAMAGE.

Narrative: THIS WAS MY SEVENTH TRIP FOR THE ANNUAL SMA ACFT PLTS ASSOCIATION (HOMECOMING) TO ERV FROM FARMINGDALE, LONG ISLAND, NY. A TEMPORARY CTL TWR WAS ON ERV (NORMALLY UNCONTROLLED). CTLR CLRED ME TO ENTER LEFT BASE FOR 20. ANOTHER SMA WAS CLRED FOR RIGHT BASE FOR 20. THE OTHER SMA SPOTTED ME AND CALLED THE TWR, 'MAKING 360 DEGS FOR SPACING.' I COULD NOT SEE HIM DUE TO SETTING SUN, BUT DID SEE HIM TURNING AWAY FROM BASE LEG. I WAS CLRED TO LAND. I TURNED TO FINAL AND DSNDED FROM PATTERN ALT. ON VERY SHORT FINAL THE CTLR ANNOUNCED THERE WOULD BE 1 DEP BEFORE ME. I BELIEVE I WAS LESS THAN 1000' FROM THRESHOLD. AT THIS POINT THE SMA WAS JUST ABOUT TO TURN ONTO THE ACTIVE. HE DID CONTINUE AND DID DEPART (I WAS SHOCKED THAT THE CTLR HAD CLRED THE SMA--EQUALLY SHOCKED THE PLT WOULD TAKE THE ACTIVE WITH ACFT ON SHORT FINAL. I MADE A COMMENT TO THE CTLR, IE, 'I HOPE HE GETS OUT QUICK.' AGAIN I WAS CLRED TO LAND. I DID THINK OF A GAR, BUT WITH OTHER SMA IN THE AREA AND THE SMA CLBING OUT IN FRONT, I CONTINUED THE LNDG APCH. THE CTLR GAVE NO WIND INFO, BUT I FOUND THERE WAS NO WIND--CALM. I MADE A VERY GOOD APCH, GOOD AND SMOOTH. JUST AS I WAS STARTING TO FLARE, THE PLANE SUDDENLY DROPPED AND SLAMMED INTO THE RWY. I RECOVERED FROM THE BOUNCE AND AGAIN SLAMMED INTO THE GND. IT WAS THE WORST LNDG I EVER MADE IN MY LIFE. ADDING PWR DID LITTLE TO SMOOTH THINGS OUT. WHILE TAXIING TO THE RAMP, THE ENG DID NOT SOUND RIGHT. WHEN I SHUT THE ENG DOWN I FOUND BOTH PROP BLADES WERE BENT BEYOND REPAIR. I WAS CAUGHT IN THE SMA VORTEX. HAD THE CTLR HELD THE OTHER ACFT, MY PROP WOULD NOT BE BENT AND NO ENG DAMAGE DONE. I DO NOT KNOW THE IDENT OF THE SMA (THERE WERE NO TAPES), HOWEVER YOU DO KNOW THE IDENT OF THE CTLR. MY PLANE WAS LEFT IN ERV FOR A NEW PROP AND ENG TEAR-DOWN.

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.