Small aircraft aircraft damaged by spi in hard landing.

Attributes
ACN	284247
Time
Date	199409
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : l18
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
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 : 34 flight time total : 39
ASRS Report	284247
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 was flying back to palomar airport (crq) from the vista area practicing air work when the tower at palomar announced that palomar would be closed for at least an hour due to an incident on the runway. I previously heard the tower attempt to tell an airman that his landing gear wasn't down twice. This was disconcerting to me since I didn't know how long the airport would be closed, nor the extent of the accident. Plus the plane was due back at xxpm, in 30 mins. There was light turbulence because it was a hot afternoon. I decided to go to fallbrook (L18) because I had made several lndgs the wkend before in the same plane and many lndgs earlier during my training at this airport. I called for advisories over vista and then I entered the pattern on the 45 degree entry. I called again when I was on the left downwind and when I made my base turn and turn to final. I came in with full flaps, speed approximately 70 KTS and landed hard. I bounced 2 more times. I should have put in power and flown around as I now remember my instructor telling me to do so previously, but I didn't. I got out of the plane and saw that the nose wheel had broken off. The plane came to a stop short of the airport office so I had plenty of room to climb out.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT DAMAGED BY SPI IN HARD LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING BACK TO PALOMAR ARPT (CRQ) FROM THE VISTA AREA PRACTICING AIR WORK WHEN THE TWR AT PALOMAR ANNOUNCED THAT PALOMAR WOULD BE CLOSED FOR AT LEAST AN HR DUE TO AN INCIDENT ON THE RWY. I PREVIOUSLY HEARD THE TWR ATTEMPT TO TELL AN AIRMAN THAT HIS LNDG GEAR WASN'T DOWN TWICE. THIS WAS DISCONCERTING TO ME SINCE I DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG THE ARPT WOULD BE CLOSED, NOR THE EXTENT OF THE ACCIDENT. PLUS THE PLANE WAS DUE BACK AT XXPM, IN 30 MINS. THERE WAS LIGHT TURB BECAUSE IT WAS A HOT AFTERNOON. I DECIDED TO GO TO FALLBROOK (L18) BECAUSE I HAD MADE SEVERAL LNDGS THE WKEND BEFORE IN THE SAME PLANE AND MANY LNDGS EARLIER DURING MY TRAINING AT THIS ARPT. I CALLED FOR ADVISORIES OVER VISTA AND THEN I ENTERED THE PATTERN ON THE 45 DEG ENTRY. I CALLED AGAIN WHEN I WAS ON THE L DOWNWIND AND WHEN I MADE MY BASE TURN AND TURN TO FINAL. I CAME IN WITH FULL FLAPS, SPD APPROX 70 KTS AND LANDED HARD. I BOUNCED 2 MORE TIMES. I SHOULD HAVE PUT IN PWR AND FLOWN AROUND AS I NOW REMEMBER MY INSTRUCTOR TELLING ME TO DO SO PREVIOUSLY, BUT I DIDN'T. I GOT OUT OF THE PLANE AND SAW THAT THE NOSE WHEEL HAD BROKEN OFF. THE PLANE CAME TO A STOP SHORT OF THE ARPT OFFICE SO I HAD PLENTY OF ROOM TO CLB OUT.

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.