Narrative:

I approached to land on runway 24 at hyannis. As soon as I touched down, the aircraft bounced back into the air, in what appeared to be a nose level, slight right wing down attitude. As I was attempting to correct this attitude, the airplane touched down again and began bouncing, from the nosewheel to the main wheels, for at least 2 cycles. While it was bouncing, I attempted to arrest it with aft yoke, and little power. The aircraft then settled on the runway, and I slowed the plane to exit at taxiway D. As I turned to exit the runway, the aircraft came to a stop. It felt like I had blown the nose tire or the main tires. I could smell burnt rubber. I exited the airplane, and noticed that the propeller tips were bent, the nosewheel tire was flat and rolling off the rim, and the main tires appeared to be ok. I re-entered the aircraft, turned on the strobes, and attempted to call ZBW and bridgeport FSS to inform them that the aircraft was on the runway. There was no response. Then I left the aircraft with the strobes on, walked to the public phone at an FBO and called bridgeport FSS. I spoke to the supervisor, and informed her that the airplane was blocking the runway. I then called the airport operations office and informed the man on the shift. I carefully noted my descent rate all the way to threshold to ensure I didn't go below a safe GS. On final, I attempted to announce my position to the CTAF. Shortly after passing over the threshold, I pulled the power back to 'flight idle,' and started my flare as I approached the surface. I suspect that I hit hard on the mains or in a flat, 3-POINT attitude, and bounced to that nose level, slight right wing down attitude. The runway lights were dimmer than the approach lights. Perhaps I could have adjusted the lights with communication #1, or called field operations and asked if X could adjust them. Possibly poor depth perception and visual cues (going from the bright approach light environment, to the dimmer runway lights, with rather dim aircraft taxi and landing lights) may have prevented me from detecting an excessive descent rate and/or flat attitude.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE36 PLT WITH AN ALLISON ENG BOUNCED HIS LNDG AND GOT INTO A PLT INDUCED OSCILLATION. ACFT DAMAGE FLATTENED NOSE TIRE AND SCRAPED PROP BLADES. ERROR ADMITTED. NIGHT OP.

Narrative: I APCHED TO LAND ON RWY 24 AT HYANNIS. AS SOON AS I TOUCHED DOWN, THE ACFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR, IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE A NOSE LEVEL, SLIGHT R WING DOWN ATTITUDE. AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO CORRECT THIS ATTITUDE, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND BEGAN BOUNCING, FROM THE NOSEWHEEL TO THE MAIN WHEELS, FOR AT LEAST 2 CYCLES. WHILE IT WAS BOUNCING, I ATTEMPTED TO ARREST IT WITH AFT YOKE, AND LITTLE PWR. THE ACFT THEN SETTLED ON THE RWY, AND I SLOWED THE PLANE TO EXIT AT TXWY D. AS I TURNED TO EXIT THE RWY, THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP. IT FELT LIKE I HAD BLOWN THE NOSE TIRE OR THE MAIN TIRES. I COULD SMELL BURNT RUBBER. I EXITED THE AIRPLANE, AND NOTICED THAT THE PROP TIPS WERE BENT, THE NOSEWHEEL TIRE WAS FLAT AND ROLLING OFF THE RIM, AND THE MAIN TIRES APPEARED TO BE OK. I RE-ENTERED THE ACFT, TURNED ON THE STROBES, AND ATTEMPTED TO CALL ZBW AND BRIDGEPORT FSS TO INFORM THEM THAT THE ACFT WAS ON THE RWY. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THEN I LEFT THE ACFT WITH THE STROBES ON, WALKED TO THE PUBLIC PHONE AT AN FBO AND CALLED BRIDGEPORT FSS. I SPOKE TO THE SUPVR, AND INFORMED HER THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS BLOCKING THE RWY. I THEN CALLED THE ARPT OPS OFFICE AND INFORMED THE MAN ON THE SHIFT. I CAREFULLY NOTED MY DSCNT RATE ALL THE WAY TO THRESHOLD TO ENSURE I DIDN'T GO BELOW A SAFE GS. ON FINAL, I ATTEMPTED TO ANNOUNCE MY POS TO THE CTAF. SHORTLY AFTER PASSING OVER THE THRESHOLD, I PULLED THE PWR BACK TO 'FLT IDLE,' AND STARTED MY FLARE AS I APCHED THE SURFACE. I SUSPECT THAT I HIT HARD ON THE MAINS OR IN A FLAT, 3-POINT ATTITUDE, AND BOUNCED TO THAT NOSE LEVEL, SLIGHT R WING DOWN ATTITUDE. THE RWY LIGHTS WERE DIMMER THAN THE APCH LIGHTS. PERHAPS I COULD HAVE ADJUSTED THE LIGHTS WITH COM #1, OR CALLED FIELD OPS AND ASKED IF X COULD ADJUST THEM. POSSIBLY POOR DEPTH PERCEPTION AND VISUAL CUES (GOING FROM THE BRIGHT APCH LIGHT ENVIRONMENT, TO THE DIMMER RWY LIGHTS, WITH RATHER DIM ACFT TAXI AND LNDG LIGHTS) MAY HAVE PREVENTED ME FROM DETECTING AN EXCESSIVE DSCNT RATE AND/OR FLAT ATTITUDE.

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.