Narrative:

The incident which occurred during the 4TH landing on runway 22 at racine, wi. The winds were 250 degrees at 20 KTS. During the 4TH landing, I bounced the C120 and immediately applied full power. I then reduced power after stabilizing the plane, and attempted a second touchdown on runway 22. As the plane touched down, it swerved to the right and as it reached the edge of the grass/sod and the asphalt runway, it nosed down on the spinner/propeller and lower cowling. It did not FLIP over! The damage was not substantial and there is no structural damage to the plane. No injuries to myself or my instructor. The propeller is bent and the cowling and air filter are pushed in below the propeller. Review of far's NTSB-830 section confirmed this was an incident and limited to propeller and engine with some front cowling damage. The contributing factor was my not continuing with the full power go around. Considering the crosswinds and gusts, I should have followed my training and experience and when full power was applied to correct the bounce I should have continued the climb and go around. I have learned an important lesson, especially when flying tail wheel aircraft that weathervane at the slightest breeze. Any landing attempt that is not on speed, on descent, stabilized and fully lined up with the runway centerline is not a safe landing attempt and should be aborted when any one of these negatives exist. This is my first incident in 412 hours and six years of flying, however, it is one incident too much! Fortunately no one was injured or scratched and no property was damaged beyond my propeller and cowling. I appreciate this reporting process, and this opportunity to explain the problem and my actions (in-actions).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C120 PLT, WHILE TRYING TO LAND AT RAC, AFTER A SUCCESSFUL BOUNCE RECOVERY, DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY.

Narrative: THE INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE 4TH LNDG ON RWY 22 AT RACINE, WI. THE WINDS WERE 250 DEGS AT 20 KTS. DURING THE 4TH LNDG, I BOUNCED THE C120 AND IMMEDIATELY APPLIED FULL PWR. I THEN REDUCED PWR AFTER STABILIZING THE PLANE, AND ATTEMPTED A SECOND TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 22. AS THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN, IT SWERVED TO THE RIGHT AND AS IT REACHED THE EDGE OF THE GRASS/SOD AND THE ASPHALT RWY, IT NOSED DOWN ON THE SPINNER/PROP AND LOWER COWLING. IT DID NOT FLIP OVER! THE DAMAGE WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL AND THERE IS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE PLANE. NO INJURIES TO MYSELF OR MY INSTRUCTOR. THE PROPELLER IS BENT AND THE COWLING AND AIR FILTER ARE PUSHED IN BELOW THE PROPELLER. REVIEW OF FAR'S NTSB-830 SECTION CONFIRMED THIS WAS AN INCIDENT AND LIMITED TO PROPELLER AND ENG WITH SOME FRONT COWLING DAMAGE. THE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS MY NOT CONTINUING WITH THE FULL PWR GAR. CONSIDERING THE CROSSWINDS AND GUSTS, I SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED MY TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE AND WHEN FULL PWR WAS APPLIED TO CORRECT THE BOUNCE I SHOULD HAVE CONTINUED THE CLB AND GAR. I HAVE LEARNED AN IMPORTANT LESSON, ESPECIALLY WHEN FLYING TAIL WHEEL ACFT THAT WEATHERVANE AT THE SLIGHTEST BREEZE. ANY LNDG ATTEMPT THAT IS NOT ON SPD, ON DSCNT, STABILIZED AND FULLY LINED UP WITH THE RWY CENTERLINE IS NOT A SAFE LNDG ATTEMPT AND SHOULD BE ABORTED WHEN ANY ONE OF THESE NEGATIVES EXIST. THIS IS MY FIRST INCIDENT IN 412 HOURS AND SIX YEARS OF FLYING, HOWEVER, IT IS ONE INCIDENT TOO MUCH! FORTUNATELY NO ONE WAS INJURED OR SCRATCHED AND NO PROPERTY WAS DAMAGED BEYOND MY PROPELLER AND COWLING. I APPRECIATE THIS REPORTING PROCESS, AND THIS OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE PROB AND MY ACTIONS (IN-ACTIONS).

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.