Propeller strike on a tailwind landing.

Attributes
ACN	284385
Time
Date	199409
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : buf
State Reference	NY
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
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 : 21 flight time total : 84 flight time type : 81
ASRS Report	284385
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation
Situations
ATC Facility	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

I departed buffalo at approximately XA00 in a cherokee archer with full fuel on board. I was not carrying any passenger. After performing full-stop lndgs at 3g8 and roc, I returned to buffalo for landing. ATC directed me to runway 32. 6 KT tailwind upon landing. I bounced the plane twice and elected to go around. The tower directed me to make right traffic for re- landing on runway 32. On final, I was diverted due to traffic on the other runway, and was directed to make left traffic for runway 14. I landed on runway 14 and taxied to the ramp. Upon shutdown, the propeller damage was noticed at that time, no other damage was obvious. I was later told that the propeller was under power when it struck. I feel that I was lowering the nose slightly after my flare, perhaps to get more visual information. This may have been the main contributing factor to the 1ST bounce. That first lurch may have forced my hand forward on throttle slightly complicating things. After the plane bounced the second time, it became evident that a go around was called for. (More night instruction would have helped -- 2 hours previously).

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROP STRIKE ON A TAILWIND LNDG.

Narrative: I DEPARTED BUFFALO AT APPROX XA00 IN A CHEROKEE ARCHER WITH FULL FUEL ON BOARD. I WAS NOT CARRYING ANY PAX. AFTER PERFORMING FULL-STOP LNDGS AT 3G8 AND ROC, I RETURNED TO BUFFALO FOR LNDG. ATC DIRECTED ME TO RWY 32. 6 KT TAILWIND UPON LNDG. I BOUNCED THE PLANE TWICE AND ELECTED TO GAR. THE TWR DIRECTED ME TO MAKE R TFC FOR RE- LNDG ON RWY 32. ON FINAL, I WAS DIVERTED DUE TO TFC ON THE OTHER RWY, AND WAS DIRECTED TO MAKE L TFC FOR RWY 14. I LANDED ON RWY 14 AND TAXIED TO THE RAMP. UPON SHUTDOWN, THE PROP DAMAGE WAS NOTICED AT THAT TIME, NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBVIOUS. I WAS LATER TOLD THAT THE PROP WAS UNDER PWR WHEN IT STRUCK. I FEEL THAT I WAS LOWERING THE NOSE SLIGHTLY AFTER MY FLARE, PERHAPS TO GET MORE VISUAL INFO. THIS MAY HAVE BEEN THE MAIN CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE 1ST BOUNCE. THAT FIRST LURCH MAY HAVE FORCED MY HAND FORWARD ON THROTTLE SLIGHTLY COMPLICATING THINGS. AFTER THE PLANE BOUNCED THE SECOND TIME, IT BECAME EVIDENT THAT A GAR WAS CALLED FOR. (MORE NIGHT INSTRUCTION WOULD HAVE HELPED -- 2 HRS PREVIOUSLY).

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.