Private pilot of small aircraft porpoised during landing resulting in damage to the nose gear and fu...

Attributes
ACN	268264
Time
Date	199404
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cgz
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pdx
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 5 flight time total : 810 flight time type : 26
ASRS Report	268264
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

While landing at the casa grande, az, airport (cgz) a plane was waiting to depart and I hurried to land and clear runway 05. I was flying approximately 90 KTS, with 25 degrees of flaps as I flared for landing. As I touched down, I became airborne again and porpoised twice before the plane settled on the runway. I realized I had a flat tire on the nosewheel while taxiing clear of the runway. I parked at the compass rose off the departure end of runway 05 and called a mechanic on the field who removed the nosewheel pant, wheel and tire. The wheel was bent and the tire was flat. He replaced the wheel and tire. After replacement, the wheel was not vertical to the ground and upon further inspection it became apparent that the strut had fully compressed and bent the lower hull, the plane floorboards, and the firewall. It is my perception that I should have gone around and landed at a slower speed, permitting the waiting plane to depart before I landed. There were no other contributing factors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PVT PLT OF SMA PORPOISED DURING LNDG RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND FUSELAGE OF THE ACFT.

Narrative: WHILE LNDG AT THE CASA GRANDE, AZ, ARPT (CGZ) A PLANE WAS WAITING TO DEPART AND I HURRIED TO LAND AND CLR RWY 05. I WAS FLYING APPROX 90 KTS, WITH 25 DEGS OF FLAPS AS I FLARED FOR LNDG. AS I TOUCHED DOWN, I BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND PORPOISED TWICE BEFORE THE PLANE SETTLED ON THE RWY. I REALIZED I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON THE NOSEWHEEL WHILE TAXIING CLR OF THE RWY. I PARKED AT THE COMPASS ROSE OFF THE DEP END OF RWY 05 AND CALLED A MECH ON THE FIELD WHO REMOVED THE NOSEWHEEL PANT, WHEEL AND TIRE. THE WHEEL WAS BENT AND THE TIRE WAS FLAT. HE REPLACED THE WHEEL AND TIRE. AFTER REPLACEMENT, THE WHEEL WAS NOT VERT TO THE GND AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE STRUT HAD FULLY COMPRESSED AND BENT THE LOWER HULL, THE PLANE FLOORBOARDS, AND THE FIREWALL. IT IS MY PERCEPTION THAT I SHOULD HAVE GONE AROUND AND LANDED AT A SLOWER SPD, PERMITTING THE WAITING PLANE TO DEPART BEFORE I LANDED. THERE WERE NO OTHER CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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.

Private pilot of small aircraft porpoised during landing resulting in damage to the nose gear and fuselage of the aircraft.