Pilot of citabria practicing wheel lndgs bounces the aircraft and has a propeller strike.

Attributes
ACN	409884
Time
Date	199808
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : esn
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Champion Citabria
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 153 flight time type : 51
ASRS Report	409884
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
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:

While practicing wheel lndgs in a citabria I had a bounce. On the second bounce the spring gear spread enough to allow the propeller to strike the runway. I believe the cause was not enough power and too steep an approach for a wheel landing. Engine and propeller have been sent in for overhaul

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF CITABRIA PRACTICING WHEEL LNDGS BOUNCES THE ACFT AND HAS A PROP STRIKE.

Narrative: WHILE PRACTICING WHEEL LNDGS IN A CITABRIA I HAD A BOUNCE. ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE SPRING GEAR SPREAD ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RWY. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE WAS NOT ENOUGH PWR AND TOO STEEP AN APCH FOR A WHEEL LNDG. ENG AND PROP HAVE BEEN SENT IN FOR OVERHAUL

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.