Pilot of lt twin landing lna has hard landing at night and causes damage to nosewheel and propellers...

Attributes
ACN	145306
Time
Date	199005
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lna
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 2 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 8
ASRS Report	145306
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : approach
Qualification	controller : radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The incident followed a stressful week. The flight, to attend a funeral, was a long one. Fatigue was a major factor. The airport facility directory read MIRL, not pilot controled. However only one of the 3 strips was lit. Not seeing what I expected, I lost sight of the airport and passed over the top. Approach gave me a vector which put me on a base leg for runway 27. The winds were northerly, somewhat variable and gusty. I should have had more night landing practice in this airplane for this situation. There was a cockpit distraction. It would have been helpful to fly around the pattern for a better planned landing. My position looked pretty good, but I bounced and came down on the nosewheel, pushing the gear through the nose cone and striking the propellers. (The left propeller barely touched). After bouncing, addition of power might have worked better than salvaging the landing. After landing, I noted that the wind was more consistently out of the northeast than out of the north.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF LT TWIN LNDG LNA HAS HARD LNDG AT NIGHT AND CAUSES DAMAGE TO NOSEWHEEL AND PROPELLERS.

Narrative: THE INCIDENT FOLLOWED A STRESSFUL WK. THE FLT, TO ATTEND A FUNERAL, WAS A LONG ONE. FATIGUE WAS A MAJOR FACTOR. THE ARPT FAC DIRECTORY READ MIRL, NOT PLT CTLED. HOWEVER ONLY ONE OF THE 3 STRIPS WAS LIT. NOT SEEING WHAT I EXPECTED, I LOST SIGHT OF THE ARPT AND PASSED OVER THE TOP. APCH GAVE ME A VECTOR WHICH PUT ME ON A BASE LEG FOR RWY 27. THE WINDS WERE NORTHERLY, SOMEWHAT VARIABLE AND GUSTY. I SHOULD HAVE HAD MORE NIGHT LNDG PRACTICE IN THIS AIRPLANE FOR THIS SITUATION. THERE WAS A COCKPIT DISTR. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HELPFUL TO FLY AROUND THE PATTERN FOR A BETTER PLANNED LNDG. MY POS LOOKED PRETTY GOOD, BUT I BOUNCED AND CAME DOWN ON THE NOSEWHEEL, PUSHING THE GEAR THROUGH THE NOSE CONE AND STRIKING THE PROPS. (THE LEFT PROP BARELY TOUCHED). AFTER BOUNCING, ADDITION OF PWR MIGHT HAVE WORKED BETTER THAN SALVAGING THE LNDG. AFTER LNDG, I NOTED THAT THE WIND WAS MORE CONSISTENTLY OUT OF THE NE THAN OUT OF THE N.

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.