A low time private small aircraft pilot made a hard landing in a crosswind with wind shear.

Attributes
ACN	222912
Time
Date	199210
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tlh
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 20
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 : 52 flight time total : 138 flight time type : 10
ASRS Report	222912
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
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 did a normal traffic pattern entry, downwind, base and final. Upon normal flaring with power to idle, the aircraft gained altitude rapidly caused by a strong wind gust. To avoid stalling, I corrected by pitching down and restarted flare when closer to the runway again. Due to rapid descent rate and low airspeed, the aircraft hit the runway with a firm to hard touchdown and bounced 3 times. I taxied to the ramp, parked the aircraft and inspected for damage and did not notice any damage.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LOW TIME PRIVATE SMA PLT MADE A HARD LNDG IN A XWIND WITH WIND SHEAR.

Narrative: I DID A NORMAL TFC PATTERN ENTRY, DOWNWIND, BASE AND FINAL. UPON NORMAL FLARING WITH PWR TO IDLE, THE ACFT GAINED ALT RAPIDLY CAUSED BY A STRONG WIND GUST. TO AVOID STALLING, I CORRECTED BY PITCHING DOWN AND RESTARTED FLARE WHEN CLOSER TO THE RWY AGAIN. DUE TO RAPID DSCNT RATE AND LOW AIRSPD, THE ACFT HIT THE RWY WITH A FIRM TO HARD TOUCHDOWN AND BOUNCED 3 TIMES. I TAXIED TO THE RAMP, PARKED THE ACFT AND INSPECTED FOR DAMAGE AND DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE.

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.