Narrative:

I took off fine and climbed out at about 70 KTS. As I was climbing out I heard an aircraft call out his position as being on right base for runway 18. I thought this was odd since it was supposed to be a left hand traffic pattern. Since I was on the crosswind leg at the time I knew the guy would be clear of the runway by the time I got around to landing. I climbed up to about 1200 ft and turned by left downwind leg. I began a slow, descending approach to land. I turned base at about 1000 ft and 65-70 KTS. I went to 20 degrees of flaps and radioed my position. I turned about a 2 mi final approach at about 900 ft and 65- 70 KTS. I checked my instruments and everything looked good. I checked the VASI lights and noticed that I was a little high (white over white), so I decreased the throttle back to about 1500 RPM, went to 30 degrees of flaps and lowered the nose to keep my speed at about 65 KTS. I kept on coming down and intercepted the glide slope about 300 yards from the fence. As I continued down I noticed that my nose was not directly in the center of the runway, so I added some more right rudder to straighten the nose. I was right down the center of the runway at about 60 KTS as I came over the fence. I kept coming down, flared, and landed about 30 yards past the numbers. Since this was going to be a touch and go landing, I immediately cleaned up the controls (carburetor heat cold, flaps up), positioned the ailerons for a crosswind takeoff, and added full power. The next thing I know, the plane veered to the left. I tried to get the aircraft back on the runway but I was going too fast, between 45-50 KTS. I went off the runway into the grass. When I hit the grass I pulled the throttle back and began to apply the brakes. It felt like I was skidding across the wet grass. I kept rolling and hit a trough in the ground, which caused the plane to bounce. When I bounced I felt the front landing gear go down and that's when the plane went nose first into the ground. After I gathered my senses I cut off all electrical equipment and got out of the aircraft. I am still not sure what the cause of this incident was.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STUDENT PLT DURING TOUCH AND GO LNDG LOST CTL OF ACFT. LEFT RWY AND BROKE NOSE GEAR.

Narrative: I TOOK OFF FINE AND CLBED OUT AT ABOUT 70 KTS. AS I WAS CLBING OUT I HEARD AN ACFT CALL OUT HIS POS AS BEING ON R BASE FOR RWY 18. I THOUGHT THIS WAS ODD SINCE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A L HAND TFC PATTERN. SINCE I WAS ON THE XWIND LEG AT THE TIME I KNEW THE GUY WOULD BE CLR OF THE RWY BY THE TIME I GOT AROUND TO LNDG. I CLBED UP TO ABOUT 1200 FT AND TURNED BY L DOWNWIND LEG. I BEGAN A SLOW, DSNDING APCH TO LAND. I TURNED BASE AT ABOUT 1000 FT AND 65-70 KTS. I WENT TO 20 DEGS OF FLAPS AND RADIOED MY POS. I TURNED ABOUT A 2 MI FINAL APCH AT ABOUT 900 FT AND 65- 70 KTS. I CHKED MY INSTRUMENTS AND EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. I CHKED THE VASI LIGHTS AND NOTICED THAT I WAS A LITTLE HIGH (WHITE OVER WHITE), SO I DECREASED THE THROTTLE BACK TO ABOUT 1500 RPM, WENT TO 30 DEGS OF FLAPS AND LOWERED THE NOSE TO KEEP MY SPD AT ABOUT 65 KTS. I KEPT ON COMING DOWN AND INTERCEPTED THE GLIDE SLOPE ABOUT 300 YARDS FROM THE FENCE. AS I CONTINUED DOWN I NOTICED THAT MY NOSE WAS NOT DIRECTLY IN THE CTR OF THE RWY, SO I ADDED SOME MORE R RUDDER TO STRAIGHTEN THE NOSE. I WAS RIGHT DOWN THE CTR OF THE RWY AT ABOUT 60 KTS AS I CAME OVER THE FENCE. I KEPT COMING DOWN, FLARED, AND LANDED ABOUT 30 YARDS PAST THE NUMBERS. SINCE THIS WAS GOING TO BE A TOUCH AND GO LNDG, I IMMEDIATELY CLEANED UP THE CTLS (CARB HEAT COLD, FLAPS UP), POSITIONED THE AILERONS FOR A XWIND TKOF, AND ADDED FULL PWR. THE NEXT THING I KNOW, THE PLANE VEERED TO THE L. I TRIED TO GET THE ACFT BACK ON THE RWY BUT I WAS GOING TOO FAST, BTWN 45-50 KTS. I WENT OFF THE RWY INTO THE GRASS. WHEN I HIT THE GRASS I PULLED THE THROTTLE BACK AND BEGAN TO APPLY THE BRAKES. IT FELT LIKE I WAS SKIDDING ACROSS THE WET GRASS. I KEPT ROLLING AND HIT A TROUGH IN THE GND, WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO BOUNCE. WHEN I BOUNCED I FELT THE FRONT LNDG GEAR GO DOWN AND THAT'S WHEN THE PLANE WENT NOSE FIRST INTO THE GND. AFTER I GATHERED MY SENSES I CUT OFF ALL ELECTRICAL EQUIP AND GOT OUT OF THE ACFT. I AM STILL NOT SURE WHAT THE CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS.

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.