Narrative:

The first touch-and-go landing which I performed was flawless. On my second attempt, I noticed that I was slightly high when turning final. I reduced power all the way off and continued my descent. As I reached the landing threshold of runway 7L, I noticed that the airplane was still too high at an airspeed of approximately 65 KTS. I pitched the nose down and continued the approach until I was a few ft above the runway when I pulled the nose up and flattened the glide in preparation for contact with the runway. The main landing gear made very firm tandem contact with the runway surface and the aircraft bounced into the air approximately 3-5'. I maintained full directional control of the aircraft and I increased power to approximately 1/2 full power in an attempt to abort the landing and takeoff again; however, the aircraft was oriented in a slightly nose down attitude and the nose wheel struck the runway sufficiently hard to collapse the nose gear. The aircraft skidded to a stop on the runway approximately 100' from the point of impact. There was no fire or electrical anomaly associated with the landing, and I immediately attempted to contact the tower to inform them of the accident and the status of my aircraft. I was unable to reach the tower, so I exited the airplane to await the arrival of the airport authorities. I sustained no injuries whatsoever in this incident. In retrospect, I feel I should have left the power off at the point of impact and attempted to recover the appropriate landing attitude. I have learned from this mistake and will redouble my efforts to concentrate on maintaining the appropriate altitude for all landing approachs in the future.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA BALLOONED ON LNG. SECOND IMPACT COLLAPSED THE NOSE WHEEL.

Narrative: THE FIRST TOUCH-AND-GO LNDG WHICH I PERFORMED WAS FLAWLESS. ON MY SEC ATTEMPT, I NOTICED THAT I WAS SLIGHTLY HIGH WHEN TURNING FINAL. I REDUCED PWR ALL THE WAY OFF AND CONTINUED MY DSNT. AS I REACHED THE LNDG THRESHOLD OF RWY 7L, I NOTICED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS STILL TOO HIGH AT AN AIRSPD OF APPROX 65 KTS. I PITCHED THE NOSE DOWN AND CONTINUED THE APCH UNTIL I WAS A FEW FT ABOVE THE RWY WHEN I PULLED THE NOSE UP AND FLATTENED THE GLIDE IN PREPARATION FOR CONTACT WITH THE RWY. THE MAIN LNDG GEAR MADE VERY FIRM TANDEM CONTACT WITH THE RWY SURFACE AND THE ACFT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR APPROX 3-5'. I MAINTAINED FULL DIRECTIONAL CTL OF THE ACFT AND I INCREASED PWR TO APPROX 1/2 FULL PWR IN AN ATTEMPT TO ABORT THE LNDG AND TKOF AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE ACFT WAS ORIENTED IN A SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE AND THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RWY SUFFICIENTLY HARD TO COLLAPSE THE NOSE GEAR. THE ACFT SKIDDED TO A STOP ON THE RWY APPROX 100' FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR ELECTRICAL ANOMALY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LNDG, AND I IMMEDIATELY ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE TWR TO INFORM THEM OF THE ACCIDENT AND THE STATUS OF MY ACFT. I WAS UNABLE TO REACH THE TWR, SO I EXITED THE AIRPLANE TO AWAIT THE ARR OF THE ARPT AUTHORITIES. I SUSTAINED NO INJURIES WHATSOEVER IN THIS INCIDENT. IN RETROSPECT, I FEEL I SHOULD HAVE LEFT THE PWR OFF AT THE POINT OF IMPACT AND ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER THE APPROPRIATE LNDG ATTITUDE. I HAVE LEARNED FROM THIS MISTAKE AND WILL REDOUBLE MY EFFORTS TO CONCENTRATE ON MAINTAINING THE APPROPRIATE ALT FOR ALL LNDG APCHS IN THE FUTURE.

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.