Narrative:

The airport has a 2500 ft runway. The approach to runway 27 crosses over high tension power lines, a cemetery and normal power lines. In my first attempt to land I realized that I was entering the final leg too high and executed a 'go around' without incident. I re-entered the pattern and attempted to land a second time. Because of hot air coming from the cemetery I again missed the landing zone. I touched my nosewheel on the runway more than halfway down the runway and bounced. I realized that I could not land on the runway and executed a missed approach. I applied full power but neglected to raise the flaps. The trees at the end of the runway were coming close when I noticed an 'overrun' area to my left. I turned left to land there and in doing so, my left wing touched the ground. I cut all power and the airplane landed in the normal manner. No one was hurt or injured in any way. I taxied back to the taxiway and then to the apron. Upon inspecting the airplane I found the following damage: 1) the left fiberglas wingtip was scraped and cracked. 2) the bottom of the left flap surface was dented. 3) the fiberglas on the nosewheel was cracked. We left the airplane for the day. I discussed the situation with the airplane's owner and he suggested the use of duct tape to bind up the cracks in the fiberglas. He preferred to have the plane repaired at the home airport. I attempted to find an a&P mechanic who could inspect the airplane. There was none. Using various directories, I found that an a&P mechanic was available some 20 mi away. I used duct tape to secure the left wingtip and confirmed that the flaps and the ailerons worked properly. I rocked the plane to assure that the spar was intact. I flew the plane to xyz airport without incident. During the flight I kept the power at 50-65%. I inspected the airplane at each of the stops and found that the damage had not gotten worse. The duct tape held. I realize that I should have aborted the landing earlier. I realize also that I should have had a qualified mechanic inspect the plane before flight. There was no damage to the airport property. There were no injuries to persons in the plane or on the ground.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA C177 PLT DAMAGES ACFT LNDG AT 2N8.

Narrative: THE ARPT HAS A 2500 FT RWY. THE APCH TO RWY 27 CROSSES OVER HIGH TENSION PWR LINES, A CEMETERY AND NORMAL PWR LINES. IN MY FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND I REALIZED THAT I WAS ENTERING THE FINAL LEG TOO HIGH AND EXECUTED A 'GAR' WITHOUT INCIDENT. I RE-ENTERED THE PATTERN AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND A SECOND TIME. BECAUSE OF HOT AIR COMING FROM THE CEMETERY I AGAIN MISSED THE LNDG ZONE. I TOUCHED MY NOSEWHEEL ON THE RWY MORE THAN HALFWAY DOWN THE RWY AND BOUNCED. I REALIZED THAT I COULD NOT LAND ON THE RWY AND EXECUTED A MISSED APCH. I APPLIED FULL PWR BUT NEGLECTED TO RAISE THE FLAPS. THE TREES AT THE END OF THE RWY WERE COMING CLOSE WHEN I NOTICED AN 'OVERRUN' AREA TO MY L. I TURNED L TO LAND THERE AND IN DOING SO, MY L WING TOUCHED THE GND. I CUT ALL PWR AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED IN THE NORMAL MANNER. NO ONE WAS HURT OR INJURED IN ANY WAY. I TAXIED BACK TO THE TXWY AND THEN TO THE APRON. UPON INSPECTING THE AIRPLANE I FOUND THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE: 1) THE L FIBERGLAS WINGTIP WAS SCRAPED AND CRACKED. 2) THE BOTTOM OF THE L FLAP SURFACE WAS DENTED. 3) THE FIBERGLAS ON THE NOSEWHEEL WAS CRACKED. WE LEFT THE AIRPLANE FOR THE DAY. I DISCUSSED THE SIT WITH THE AIRPLANE'S OWNER AND HE SUGGESTED THE USE OF DUCT TAPE TO BIND UP THE CRACKS IN THE FIBERGLAS. HE PREFERRED TO HAVE THE PLANE REPAIRED AT THE HOME ARPT. I ATTEMPTED TO FIND AN A&P MECH WHO COULD INSPECT THE AIRPLANE. THERE WAS NONE. USING VARIOUS DIRECTORIES, I FOUND THAT AN A&P MECH WAS AVAILABLE SOME 20 MI AWAY. I USED DUCT TAPE TO SECURE THE L WINGTIP AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FLAPS AND THE AILERONS WORKED PROPERLY. I ROCKED THE PLANE TO ASSURE THAT THE SPAR WAS INTACT. I FLEW THE PLANE TO XYZ ARPT WITHOUT INCIDENT. DURING THE FLT I KEPT THE PWR AT 50-65%. I INSPECTED THE AIRPLANE AT EACH OF THE STOPS AND FOUND THAT THE DAMAGE HAD NOT GOTTEN WORSE. THE DUCT TAPE HELD. I REALIZE THAT I SHOULD HAVE ABORTED THE LNDG EARLIER. I REALIZE ALSO THAT I SHOULD HAVE HAD A QUALIFIED MECH INSPECT THE PLANE BEFORE FLT. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE ARPT PROPERTY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO PERSONS IN THE PLANE OR ON THE GND.

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.