C206 pilot experiences bounced landing which results in aircraft damage.

Attributes
ACN	714836
Time
Date	200610
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : p33.airport
State Reference	AZ
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : lfff.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Cessna Stationair/Turbo Stationair 6
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 504 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	714836
Person 2
Affiliation	other
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical ground encounters other maintenance problem : improper maintenance other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : repair
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

On oct/sun/06; I did a preflight and found the front tire flat. I had the front tire inflated. In july 2006 the a&P who performed the annual installed a rubber sleeve on the front hydraulic strut. I attempted a touch and go and when the front wheel contacted the runway the front end 'bounced' the entire airplane in the air. I did a go around aborting the landing. I made another attempt; this time I came in as low and slow as possible over the numbers and when the front tire contacted the runway the same 'bucking' occurred. The airplane finally settled and I taxied it in. I asked if the a&P could look at it. I arrived at the a&P hangar oct/mon/06 at approximately XA00. He was working on the front gear. The a&P told me that the airplane was fixed and that I should attempt to land it. I made a landing. This time the initial landing was smooth but the aircraft was pulling to the right on taxi in. I taxied back to the FBO office and informed the a&P as to what happened. The a&P attributed the pulling to the right to a slight crosswind and suggested I try another landing. Upon the front wheel touching the runway the airplane 'bucked' violently and struck the propeller and wingtip on the runway. I never asked for the rubber addition to my nose gear and assumed that was an stc part trusting the a&P. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter found out after the fact that the rubber sleeve was used as a temporary fix in very cold climates. It is not FAA approved and should not have been installed on the aircraft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C206 PLT EXPERIENCES BOUNCED LNDG WHICH RESULTS IN ACFT DAMAGE.

Narrative: ON OCT/SUN/06; I DID A PREFLT AND FOUND THE FRONT TIRE FLAT. I HAD THE FRONT TIRE INFLATED. IN JULY 2006 THE A&P WHO PERFORMED THE ANNUAL INSTALLED A RUBBER SLEEVE ON THE FRONT HYD STRUT. I ATTEMPTED A TOUCH AND GO AND WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL CONTACTED THE RWY THE FRONT END 'BOUNCED' THE ENTIRE AIRPLANE IN THE AIR. I DID A GAR ABORTING THE LNDG. I MADE ANOTHER ATTEMPT; THIS TIME I CAME IN AS LOW AND SLOW AS POSSIBLE OVER THE NUMBERS AND WHEN THE FRONT TIRE CONTACTED THE RWY THE SAME 'BUCKING' OCCURRED. THE AIRPLANE FINALLY SETTLED AND I TAXIED IT IN. I ASKED IF THE A&P COULD LOOK AT IT. I ARRIVED AT THE A&P HANGAR OCT/MON/06 AT APPROX XA00. HE WAS WORKING ON THE FRONT GEAR. THE A&P TOLD ME THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS FIXED AND THAT I SHOULD ATTEMPT TO LAND IT. I MADE A LNDG. THIS TIME THE INITIAL LNDG WAS SMOOTH BUT THE ACFT WAS PULLING TO THE R ON TAXI IN. I TAXIED BACK TO THE FBO OFFICE AND INFORMED THE A&P AS TO WHAT HAPPENED. THE A&P ATTRIBUTED THE PULLING TO THE R TO A SLIGHT XWIND AND SUGGESTED I TRY ANOTHER LNDG. UPON THE FRONT WHEEL TOUCHING THE RWY THE AIRPLANE 'BUCKED' VIOLENTLY AND STRUCK THE PROP AND WINGTIP ON THE RWY. I NEVER ASKED FOR THE RUBBER ADDITION TO MY NOSE GEAR AND ASSUMED THAT WAS AN STC PART TRUSTING THE A&P. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR FOUND OUT AFTER THE FACT THAT THE RUBBER SLEEVE WAS USED AS A TEMPORARY FIX IN VERY COLD CLIMATES. IT IS NOT FAA APPROVED AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE ACFT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.