Small aircraft balloons after landing and, on second touchdown, damages propeller.

Attributes
ACN	141322
Time
Date	199003
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : hvn
State Reference	CT
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
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 : 55 flight time total : 70 flight time type : 65
ASRS Report	141322
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
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:

I made a touch and go at tweed hvn. I have approximately 70 hours of flight training, some of it solo. Getting near my private pilot license tests. I made a landing with proper airspeed 76-80 mph with 3 notches flaps. Touchdown was normal, but I was surprised it bounced and it appears headwind (approximately 10 KTS) picked it up. Second touchdown was harder, but didn't seem to damage anything. Plane was at all times under control. Later I heard a vibration and checked, finding propeller was bent several inches both ends. No far's were violated. Student pilot (have current 3RD class medical certificate and student pilot certificate). Solo endorsed by 2 instructors. No unusual WX or wind (except possibly a freak gust on landing which caused bounce-lift). According to NTSB it is neither an 'accident' nor an 'incident'.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA BALLOONS AFTER LNDG AND, ON SECOND TOUCHDOWN, DAMAGES PROPELLER.

Narrative: I MADE A TOUCH AND GO AT TWEED HVN. I HAVE APPROX 70 HRS OF FLT TRAINING, SOME OF IT SOLO. GETTING NEAR MY PRIVATE PLT LICENSE TESTS. I MADE A LNDG WITH PROPER AIRSPEED 76-80 MPH WITH 3 NOTCHES FLAPS. TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL, BUT I WAS SURPRISED IT BOUNCED AND IT APPEARS HEADWIND (APPROX 10 KTS) PICKED IT UP. SECOND TOUCHDOWN WAS HARDER, BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO DAMAGE ANYTHING. PLANE WAS AT ALL TIMES UNDER CONTROL. LATER I HEARD A VIBRATION AND CHECKED, FINDING PROPELLER WAS BENT SEVERAL INCHES BOTH ENDS. NO FAR'S WERE VIOLATED. STUDENT PLT (HAVE CURRENT 3RD CLASS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE AND STUDENT PLT CERTIFICATE). SOLO ENDORSED BY 2 INSTRUCTORS. NO UNUSUAL WX OR WIND (EXCEPT POSSIBLY A FREAK GUST ON LNDG WHICH CAUSED BOUNCE-LIFT). ACCORDING TO NTSB IT IS NEITHER AN 'ACCIDENT' NOR AN 'INCIDENT'.

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.