Private pilot of an small aircraft sel aircraft bounced during landing and collapsed the nosewheel.

Attributes
ACN	241912
Time
Date	199305
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : dro
State Reference	CO
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	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 18 flight time total : 555 flight time type : 202
ASRS Report	241912
Person 2
Affiliation	government other
Function	other personnel
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time other
Consequence	faa : investigated other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Touchdown on runway 2 on main landing gears. Slight bounce experienced. Added additional power and maintained yoke- back position. On subsequent touchdown the nose gear contacted runway first and apparently collapsed with nose descending through horizon. Reflex action was to keep yoke-back completely, which resulted in subsequent bounce. Directional control was maintained. Aircraft slowed. Propeller touched runway and aircraft stopped with spinner and lower front cowling touching runway. Fuel and switches -- including all electrical switches -- turned off. Passenger and pilot exited aircraft. Prior to exiting, pilot called on unicom for emergency vehicle to respond and removed fire extinguisher from rack. No fire or smoke. Emergency vehicle arrived within 3 or 4 mins. Aircraft lifted by spinner on forklift and towed to tie-down. Use of full flaps may have contributed to nose low position when power applied after initial bounce. Density altitude of 8400 ft may also have contributed to relatively unresponsive aircraft when power applied to keep nose up and to effect gentle touchdown.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA SEL ACFT BOUNCED DURING LNDG AND COLLAPSED THE NOSEWHEEL.

Narrative: TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 2 ON MAIN LNDG GEARS. SLIGHT BOUNCE EXPERIENCED. ADDED ADDITIONAL PWR AND MAINTAINED YOKE- BACK POS. ON SUBSEQUENT TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED RWY FIRST AND APPARENTLY COLLAPSED WITH NOSE DSNDING THROUGH HORIZON. REFLEX ACTION WAS TO KEEP YOKE-BACK COMPLETELY, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSEQUENT BOUNCE. DIRECTIONAL CTL WAS MAINTAINED. ACFT SLOWED. PROP TOUCHED RWY AND ACFT STOPPED WITH SPINNER AND LOWER FRONT COWLING TOUCHING RWY. FUEL AND SWITCHES -- INCLUDING ALL ELECTRICAL SWITCHES -- TURNED OFF. PAX AND PLT EXITED ACFT. PRIOR TO EXITING, PLT CALLED ON UNICOM FOR EMER VEHICLE TO RESPOND AND REMOVED FIRE EXTINGUISHER FROM RACK. NO FIRE OR SMOKE. EMER VEHICLE ARRIVED WITHIN 3 OR 4 MINS. ACFT LIFTED BY SPINNER ON FORKLIFT AND TOWED TO TIE-DOWN. USE OF FULL FLAPS MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO NOSE LOW POS WHEN PWR APPLIED AFTER INITIAL BOUNCE. DENSITY ALT OF 8400 FT MAY ALSO HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO RELATIVELY UNRESPONSIVE ACFT WHEN PWR APPLIED TO KEEP NOSE UP AND TO EFFECT GENTLE TOUCHDOWN.

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.