GA small aircraft damaged on landing after a bounce.

Attributes
ACN	193823
Time
Date	199111
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 5t6
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 38 flight time total : 79 flight time type : 13
ASRS Report	193823
Events
Anomaly	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:

I departed el paso, tx, international en route for santa teresa, NM, airport, a distance of approximately 25-30 SM. The WX was VMC with unrestricted ceiling and visibility. I was flying an small aircraft fixed gear aircraft pwred by a 150 hp engine. There was 1 passenger on board. The purpose of the flight was recreation and pleasure. During the landing at santa teresa airport with flaps extended to full, I feel that my flare was a little high causing the craft to settle to the runway very hard which in turn caused the craft to being to porpoise. I was unable to apply power fast enough to prevent the propeller and nose wheel from contacting the runway on the first bounce. After 3 bounces the craft began a rollout which I was able to control with rudder and brakes. I taxied to parking and inspected the craft and saw that extensive damage was done to the propeller, fire wall and air frame and nose wheel, NTSB and FAA were notified. I feel that the contributing factors to this situation are the inherent characteristic of the small aircraft to porpoise even with the modification to the stabilator, pilot error on judging when to flare due to time in aircraft type, and pilot inexperience due to total time in all aircraft. There was no damage to personal property or injury.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA DAMAGED ON LNDG AFTER A BOUNCE.

Narrative: I DEPARTED EL PASO, TX, INTL ENRTE FOR SANTA TERESA, NM, ARPT, A DISTANCE OF APPROX 25-30 SM. THE WX WAS VMC WITH UNRESTRICTED CEILING AND VISIBILITY. I WAS FLYING AN SMA FIXED GEAR ACFT PWRED BY A 150 HP ENG. THERE WAS 1 PAX ON BOARD. THE PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS RECREATION AND PLEASURE. DURING THE LNDG AT SANTA TERESA ARPT WITH FLAPS EXTENDED TO FULL, I FEEL THAT MY FLARE WAS A LITTLE HIGH CAUSING THE CRAFT TO SETTLE TO THE RWY VERY HARD WHICH IN TURN CAUSED THE CRAFT TO BEING TO PORPOISE. I WAS UNABLE TO APPLY PWR FAST ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE PROP AND NOSE WHEEL FROM CONTACTING THE RWY ON THE FIRST BOUNCE. AFTER 3 BOUNCES THE CRAFT BEGAN A ROLLOUT WHICH I WAS ABLE TO CTL WITH RUDDER AND BRAKES. I TAXIED TO PARKING AND INSPECTED THE CRAFT AND SAW THAT EXTENSIVE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE PROP, FIRE WALL AND AIR FRAME AND NOSE WHEEL, NTSB AND FAA WERE NOTIFIED. I FEEL THAT THE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS TO THIS SITUATION ARE THE INHERENT CHARACTERISTIC OF THE SMA TO PORPOISE EVEN WITH THE MODIFICATION TO THE STABILATOR, PLT ERROR ON JUDGING WHEN TO FLARE DUE TO TIME IN ACFT TYPE, AND PLT INEXPERIENCE DUE TO TOTAL TIME IN ALL ACFT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO PERSONAL PROPERTY OR INJURY.

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.