After a botched approach, reporter forced aircraft to land damaging nose gear and propeller.

Attributes
ACN	348176
Time
Date	199609
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : bfi
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bfi
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
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 total : 123
ASRS Report	348176
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
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:

Approached boeing field (in cessna 182RG) from west. Reported over vashon. ATC ordered left downwind for runway 31L and report at reservoir. Reported, put on wait. Just before the field at 800 ft, ATC ordered cross runway 31L at mid-field and left base for runway 31R. Nursed full flaps and slipped to get down. Good approach and good setup but couldn't slow below 80 KTS on very short final. Strung out approach past the numbers to waste speed. Gentle flare, but plane flew (rose). In nursing it down I hit on front wheel, blew tire, damaged nosewheel strut and bent tip of propeller. In hindsight, because of short distance to alternate runway, I should have asked ATC for an alternative, or gone around. Not ATC's fault.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AFTER A BOTCHED APCH, RPTR FORCED ACFT TO LAND DAMAGING NOSE GEAR AND PROP.

Narrative: APCHED BOEING FIELD (IN CESSNA 182RG) FROM W. RPTED OVER VASHON. ATC ORDERED L DOWNWIND FOR RWY 31L AND RPT AT RESERVOIR. RPTED, PUT ON WAIT. JUST BEFORE THE FIELD AT 800 FT, ATC ORDERED CROSS RWY 31L AT MID-FIELD AND L BASE FOR RWY 31R. NURSED FULL FLAPS AND SLIPPED TO GET DOWN. GOOD APCH AND GOOD SETUP BUT COULDN'T SLOW BELOW 80 KTS ON VERY SHORT FINAL. STRUNG OUT APCH PAST THE NUMBERS TO WASTE SPD. GENTLE FLARE, BUT PLANE FLEW (ROSE). IN NURSING IT DOWN I HIT ON FRONT WHEEL, BLEW TIRE, DAMAGED NOSEWHEEL STRUT AND BENT TIP OF PROP. IN HINDSIGHT, BECAUSE OF SHORT DISTANCE TO ALTERNATE RWY, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED ATC FOR AN ALTERNATIVE, OR GONE AROUND. NOT ATC'S FAULT.

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.