PA34 pilot reports left propeller strike during crosswind landing attempt and go around.

Attributes
ACN	789554
Time
Date	200806
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zkc.artcc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-34-220T Turbo Seneca III
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 780 flight time type : 80
ASRS Report	789554
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : regained aircraft control
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

IFR was canceled 5 mi east and the aircraft proceeded in a left traffic pattern and a stabilized visual approach with winds 12 KTS 20 degrees left crosswind; no other traffic in the pattern. Upon touchdown; power was reduced to idle. A porpoising action was noted with the left wing low due to crosswind while the aircraft drifted towards the right side of the runway. Full power was applied and an uneventful go around was executed with an uneventful subsequent landing. Postflt inspection of the left propeller showed the distal approximately 2 inches of the tips curled posterior. No audible or tactile indication of propeller strike was noted during the initial landing or go around; no loss of aircraft control or engine power was noted during the go around or subsequent landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PA34 PILOT REPORTS LEFT PROP STRIKE DURING CROSSWIND LANDING ATTEMPT AND GAR.

Narrative: IFR WAS CANCELED 5 MI E AND THE ACFT PROCEEDED IN A L TFC PATTERN AND A STABILIZED VISUAL APCH WITH WINDS 12 KTS 20 DEGS L XWIND; NO OTHER TFC IN THE PATTERN. UPON TOUCHDOWN; PWR WAS REDUCED TO IDLE. A PORPOISING ACTION WAS NOTED WITH THE L WING LOW DUE TO XWIND WHILE THE ACFT DRIFTED TOWARDS THE R SIDE OF THE RWY. FULL PWR WAS APPLIED AND AN UNEVENTFUL GAR WAS EXECUTED WITH AN UNEVENTFUL SUBSEQUENT LNDG. POSTFLT INSPECTION OF THE L PROP SHOWED THE DISTAL APPROX 2 INCHES OF THE TIPS CURLED POSTERIOR. NO AUDIBLE OR TACTILE INDICATION OF PROP STRIKE WAS NOTED DURING THE INITIAL LNDG OR GAR; NO LOSS OF ACFT CTL OR ENG PWR WAS NOTED DURING THE GAR OR SUBSEQUENT LNDG.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.