PA-28 involved in hard landing; resulting in propeller strike and landing gear damage.

Attributes
ACN	738515
Time
Date	200705
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
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
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 7 flight time total : 135 flight time type : 75
ASRS Report	738515
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

Obtained a briefing and flight departed from the airport with full fuel; 2 adults; 2 children; and 50 pounds of baggage for an overnight trip. Contacted approach 20 mi from the north. Entered the pattern for ZZZ at the 45 degree entry on the downwind. Set up for landing with full flaps. On final; was a little low so gave some power to clear the trees. Wind blew plane to the east and corrected to line up with the runway. After making the runway and clearing the trees; it felt as though the wind stopped and the bottom dropped out and the plane landed hard on the runway. Left wheel and nosewheel first and then right wheel. Plane was taxied off the runway and shut down. No passenger were injured. Plane tied down at ZZZ. Apparent damage: propeller strike; nosewheel and mounts.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA-28 INVOLVED IN HARD LNDG; RESULTING IN PROP STRIKE AND LNDG GEAR DAMAGE.

Narrative: OBTAINED A BRIEFING AND FLT DEPARTED FROM THE ARPT WITH FULL FUEL; 2 ADULTS; 2 CHILDREN; AND 50 LBS OF BAGGAGE FOR AN OVERNIGHT TRIP. CONTACTED APCH 20 MI FROM THE N. ENTERED THE PATTERN FOR ZZZ AT THE 45 DEG ENTRY ON THE DOWNWIND. SET UP FOR LNDG WITH FULL FLAPS. ON FINAL; WAS A LITTLE LOW SO GAVE SOME PWR TO CLR THE TREES. WIND BLEW PLANE TO THE E AND CORRECTED TO LINE UP WITH THE RWY. AFTER MAKING THE RWY AND CLRING THE TREES; IT FELT AS THOUGH THE WIND STOPPED AND THE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT AND THE PLANE LANDED HARD ON THE RWY. L WHEEL AND NOSEWHEEL FIRST AND THEN R WHEEL. PLANE WAS TAXIED OFF THE RWY AND SHUT DOWN. NO PAX WERE INJURED. PLANE TIED DOWN AT ZZZ. APPARENT DAMAGE: PROP STRIKE; NOSEWHEEL AND MOUNTS.

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.