Spi lost control of GA small aircraft on landing damaging nose gear strut.

Attributes
ACN	185785
Time
Date	199108
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sqi
State Reference	IL
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, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 26 flight time total : 48 flight time type : 26
ASRS Report	185785
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I flew over the field (twice) to determine the active runways and wind direction. I followed another plane in on runway 25; unicom was unavailable or flight conditions and I was not aware of AWOS or frequency to monitor. Made a normal left handed pattern and used full flaps to land at 65-70 KTS. Reached aim point and started to flare and correct for x-wind (winds at 230, velocity unknown). Plane bounced hard twice, at which time I maintained control and pwred up for a go around; took off, went around and decided to land on runway 18. I landed normally and taxied to parking area; I then cancelled my flight plan and inspected the plane. I noticed a depressed nosewheel strut and fluid on cowling. I contacted my school and had a mechanic chkout the plane. Strut was damaged and wheel was cut. The school sent someone to fly me home because plane needed a new strut.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SPI LOST CTL OF GA SMA ON LNDG DAMAGING NOSE GEAR STRUT.

Narrative: I FLEW OVER THE FIELD (TWICE) TO DETERMINE THE ACTIVE RWYS AND WIND DIRECTION. I FOLLOWED ANOTHER PLANE IN ON RWY 25; UNICOM WAS UNAVAILABLE OR FLT CONDITIONS AND I WAS NOT AWARE OF AWOS OR FREQ TO MONITOR. MADE A NORMAL L HANDED PATTERN AND USED FULL FLAPS TO LAND AT 65-70 KTS. REACHED AIM POINT AND STARTED TO FLARE AND CORRECT FOR X-WIND (WINDS AT 230, VELOCITY UNKNOWN). PLANE BOUNCED HARD TWICE, AT WHICH TIME I MAINTAINED CTL AND PWRED UP FOR A GAR; TOOK OFF, WENT AROUND AND DECIDED TO LAND ON RWY 18. I LANDED NORMALLY AND TAXIED TO PARKING AREA; I THEN CANCELLED MY FLT PLAN AND INSPECTED THE PLANE. I NOTICED A DEPRESSED NOSEWHEEL STRUT AND FLUID ON COWLING. I CONTACTED MY SCHOOL AND HAD A MECH CHKOUT THE PLANE. STRUT WAS DAMAGED AND WHEEL WAS CUT. THE SCHOOL SENT SOMEONE TO FLY ME HOME BECAUSE PLANE NEEDED A NEW STRUT.

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.