Narrative:

With perris valley in sight, I canceled flight following and contacted L65 unicom for landing advisories. I heard 'perris valley right traffic runway 15.' I set up for a 45 degree entry to right downwind runway 15. I announced 3 mi on the 45 degrees for right traffic runway 15 perris valley and was told 'remain west of airport, parachutes in the area.' I announced downwind, right base and right base to final runway 15. On base to final I heard traffic entering left base runway 33. Then on final for runway 15 the traffic announced final runway 33. There were parachutes above me and to my left, ultralights were taking off on the parallel dirt runway to the right, I was looking for opposing traffic on final and recently down jumpers were walking across the runway. I wanted to go around but felt it was unsafe. Pedestrians were off the runway now and I could not see the opposing traffic yet. I decided to land now. I rushed the wheel landing a bit and bounced slightly. The thought in my head was 'put this airplane down now!' when my wheels touched I used forward stick (too much obviously) and held the aircraft on the ground and distinctly heard the propeller strike pavement. I rolled out, braked hard, and got off the active as soon as possible. Just then the twin otter landed on runway 33. I later learned that standard airport advisory for perris valley is 'right traffic runway 15 left traffic runway 33, use own discretion.' had I heard the entire radio call I would have used (and would have preferred to use) runway 33. Additionally, I would have been in the same left traffic pattern as the otter. All things considered, I believe I made the right decision to land when I did. Had I been able to land just a little smoother and not rushed the landing so quickly, I would not be writing this memo.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT ENTERING UNCTLED TFC PATTERN, PLT FAILED TO UNDERSTAND PATTERN ENTRY INSTRUCTIONS. DUE TO ACTIVITY AT THE ARPT INCLUDING PARACHUTE JUMPING AND OTHER ACFT, PLT RPTR BECAME ANXIOUS TO LAND QUICKLY. ON LNDG HE HELD TOO MUCH FORWARD STICK AFTER A BOUNCE AND HIT THE PROP.

Narrative: WITH PERRIS VALLEY IN SIGHT, I CANCELED FLT FOLLOWING AND CONTACTED L65 UNICOM FOR LNDG ADVISORIES. I HEARD 'PERRIS VALLEY R TFC RWY 15.' I SET UP FOR A 45 DEG ENTRY TO R DOWNWIND RWY 15. I ANNOUNCED 3 MI ON THE 45 DEGS FOR R TFC RWY 15 PERRIS VALLEY AND WAS TOLD 'REMAIN W OF ARPT, PARACHUTES IN THE AREA.' I ANNOUNCED DOWNWIND, R BASE AND R BASE TO FINAL RWY 15. ON BASE TO FINAL I HEARD TFC ENTERING L BASE RWY 33. THEN ON FINAL FOR RWY 15 THE TFC ANNOUNCED FINAL RWY 33. THERE WERE PARACHUTES ABOVE ME AND TO MY L, ULTRALIGHTS WERE TAKING OFF ON THE PARALLEL DIRT RWY TO THE R, I WAS LOOKING FOR OPPOSING TFC ON FINAL AND RECENTLY DOWN JUMPERS WERE WALKING ACROSS THE RWY. I WANTED TO GAR BUT FELT IT WAS UNSAFE. PEDESTRIANS WERE OFF THE RWY NOW AND I COULD NOT SEE THE OPPOSING TFC YET. I DECIDED TO LAND NOW. I RUSHED THE WHEEL LNDG A BIT AND BOUNCED SLIGHTLY. THE THOUGHT IN MY HEAD WAS 'PUT THIS AIRPLANE DOWN NOW!' WHEN MY WHEELS TOUCHED I USED FORWARD STICK (TOO MUCH OBVIOUSLY) AND HELD THE ACFT ON THE GND AND DISTINCTLY HEARD THE PROP STRIKE PAVEMENT. I ROLLED OUT, BRAKED HARD, AND GOT OFF THE ACTIVE ASAP. JUST THEN THE TWIN OTTER LANDED ON RWY 33. I LATER LEARNED THAT STANDARD ARPT ADVISORY FOR PERRIS VALLEY IS 'R TFC RWY 15 L TFC RWY 33, USE OWN DISCRETION.' HAD I HEARD THE ENTIRE RADIO CALL I WOULD HAVE USED (AND WOULD HAVE PREFERRED TO USE) RWY 33. ADDITIONALLY, I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE SAME L TFC PATTERN AS THE OTTER. ALL THINGS CONSIDERED, I BELIEVE I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION TO LAND WHEN I DID. HAD I BEEN ABLE TO LAND JUST A LITTLE SMOOTHER AND NOT RUSHED THE LNDG SO QUICKLY, I WOULD NOT BE WRITING THIS MEMO.

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.