GA pilot landing with a sick engine bounced the landing and collapsed the nose gear.

Attributes
ACN	169668
Time
Date	199102
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 20n
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 6000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zny
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other descent other landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 42 flight time total : 8200 flight time type : 5
ASRS Report	169668
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While cruising at 6000' on an IFR flight plan, I began experiencing a loss of power decreasing of RPM and higher than normal egt reading. I requested and received from center permission to return to an airport I had overflown only a few mins ago. I enriched the mixture and applied more carburetor heat. The engine continued to lose power. Only a few mins passed before I found the kingston airport. Basically I made a normal approach but keeping in mind I had a less than fully functional engine. The final approach was at a slightly higher rate of speed as this airport has many trees all around it. This airport wasn't an ideally optimum choice of airports due to the many trees, a very large bridge at one end along with the ice covered hudson river and the runway being only 15-17' wide (AOPA says 20'). The figures were given to me by the airport manager at kingston. I was centered on the runway but 'bounced' at T/D, applied power but don't know if the engine responded, upon touching down again the nose strut collapsed and the propeller struck the runway. No damage was done to any other aircraft or building. No physical damage done to anyone. As of this date, the FAA has informed me this would be classified as a incident! I was returning this aircraft to my employer, we had only taken delivery of this aircraft the day before. At this date, I have been informed I failed to have signed both my physical and pilots certificate, we hadn't correctly registered the aircraft and I failed to have a VOR accuracy record in the aircraft. I had done a VOR check but failed to record it! As of this date we have no idea of why there was a power loss. Carburetor heat was used, fuel tanks and strainer was checked for water and contamination, none was found. Fuel tanks full prior to that flight, had only flown approximately 1 1/4 hour that day. Suggest pilots check to be sure all the signatures and paperwork is correct and up to date!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA PLT LNDG WITH A SICK ENGINE BOUNCED THE LNDG AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

Narrative: WHILE CRUISING AT 6000' ON AN IFR FLT PLAN, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING A LOSS OF PWR DECREASING OF RPM AND HIGHER THAN NORMAL EGT READING. I REQUESTED AND RECEIVED FROM CTR PERMISSION TO RETURN TO AN ARPT I HAD OVERFLOWN ONLY A FEW MINS AGO. I ENRICHED THE MIXTURE AND APPLIED MORE CARBURETOR HEAT. THE ENG CONTINUED TO LOSE PWR. ONLY A FEW MINS PASSED BEFORE I FOUND THE KINGSTON ARPT. BASICALLY I MADE A NORMAL APCH BUT KEEPING IN MIND I HAD A LESS THAN FULLY FUNCTIONAL ENG. THE FINAL APCH WAS AT A SLIGHTLY HIGHER RATE OF SPD AS THIS ARPT HAS MANY TREES ALL AROUND IT. THIS ARPT WASN'T AN IDEALLY OPTIMUM CHOICE OF ARPTS DUE TO THE MANY TREES, A VERY LARGE BRIDGE AT ONE END ALONG WITH THE ICE COVERED HUDSON RIVER AND THE RWY BEING ONLY 15-17' WIDE (AOPA SAYS 20'). THE FIGURES WERE GIVEN TO ME BY THE ARPT MGR AT KINGSTON. I WAS CTRED ON THE RWY BUT 'BOUNCED' AT T/D, APPLIED PWR BUT DON'T KNOW IF THE ENG RESPONDED, UPON TOUCHING DOWN AGAIN THE NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE RWY. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO ANY OTHER ACFT OR BUILDING. NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE DONE TO ANYONE. AS OF THIS DATE, THE FAA HAS INFORMED ME THIS WOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A INCIDENT! I WAS RETURNING THIS ACFT TO MY EMPLOYER, WE HAD ONLY TAKEN DELIVERY OF THIS ACFT THE DAY BEFORE. AT THIS DATE, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED I FAILED TO HAVE SIGNED BOTH MY PHYSICAL AND PLTS CERTIFICATE, WE HADN'T CORRECTLY REGISTERED THE ACFT AND I FAILED TO HAVE A VOR ACCURACY RECORD IN THE ACFT. I HAD DONE A VOR CHK BUT FAILED TO RECORD IT! AS OF THIS DATE WE HAVE NO IDEA OF WHY THERE WAS A PWR LOSS. CARBURETOR HEAT WAS USED, FUEL TANKS AND STRAINER WAS CHKED FOR WATER AND CONTAMINATION, NONE WAS FOUND. FUEL TANKS FULL PRIOR TO THAT FLT, HAD ONLY FLOWN APPROX 1 1/4 HR THAT DAY. SUGGEST PLTS CHK TO BE SURE ALL THE SIGNATURES AND PAPERWORK IS CORRECT AND UP TO DATE!

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.