Small transport made hard landing, porpoised, struck propeller.

Attributes
ACN	137957
Time
Date	199002
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : rdu
State Reference	NC
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pdx
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Transport
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 7
ASRS Report	137957
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I had spent the day (from midday local till the time of the incident) trying to get from rdu to sdf where I work. I had gotten as far as clt using airline benefits but it soon became apparent that I wasn't going to be able to get to sdf from there due to occupied jumpseats. I decided to catch a flight back to rdu drive to west 27 (where we kept our small transport) and fly myself to sdf. I was supposed to be at work at early am the next day. Upon landing in rdu to stop for fuel the propeller struck the runway and 'Q' tipped approximately 2' on each blade. The landing was a little hard and the aircraft porpoised twice but I didn't realize I had a propeller strike until shutdown when I got out and saw it. No vibration was noted. Contributing factors were low time in aircraft type recently, especially at night, as well as my preoccupation with getting back to sdf in time for work.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMT MADE HARD LNDG, PORPOISED, STRUCK PROPELLER.

Narrative: I HAD SPENT THE DAY (FROM MIDDAY LCL TILL THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT) TRYING TO GET FROM RDU TO SDF WHERE I WORK. I HAD GOTTEN AS FAR AS CLT USING AIRLINE BENEFITS BUT IT SOON BECAME APPARENT THAT I WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET TO SDF FROM THERE DUE TO OCCUPIED JUMPSEATS. I DECIDED TO CATCH A FLT BACK TO RDU DRIVE TO W 27 (WHERE WE KEPT OUR SMT) AND FLY MYSELF TO SDF. I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE AT WORK AT EARLY AM THE NEXT DAY. UPON LNDG IN RDU TO STOP FOR FUEL THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RWY AND 'Q' TIPPED APPROX 2' ON EACH BLADE. THE LNDG WAS A LITTLE HARD AND THE ACFT PORPOISED TWICE BUT I DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD A PROPELLER STRIKE UNTIL SHUTDOWN WHEN I GOT OUT AND SAW IT. NO VIBRATION WAS NOTED. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE LOW TIME IN ACFT TYPE RECENTLY, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT, AS WELL AS MY PREOCCUPATION WITH GETTING BACK TO SDF IN TIME FOR WORK.

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