Narrative:

I was providing training in a citabria on the landing phase of flight. On touchdown; while practicing wheel lndgs; the aircraft bounced; the landing was continued and the aircraft bounced a second time. Due to the increase in oscillations I instructed the student to go around after the second bounce. On climb out at vy airspeed; the aircraft produced a noticeably lower climb rate than was previously attained during the flight. Engine instruments indicated normal operation; and we were unable to immediately determine the cause of the loss of performance. An emergency was declared; and we landed the aircraft. During the postflt inspection it was noted that the ends of the propeller were bent.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CITABRIA 7ECA INSTRUCTOR REPORTS THAT HIS STUDENT BOUNCED A LNDG. AFTER THE SECOND BOUNCE A GAR WAS EXECUTED. THE PROP BLADES WERE BENT.

Narrative: I WAS PROVIDING TRAINING IN A CITABRIA ON THE LNDG PHASE OF FLT. ON TOUCHDOWN; WHILE PRACTICING WHEEL LNDGS; THE ACFT BOUNCED; THE LNDG WAS CONTINUED AND THE ACFT BOUNCED A SECOND TIME. DUE TO THE INCREASE IN OSCILLATIONS I INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO GO AROUND AFTER THE SECOND BOUNCE. ON CLBOUT AT VY AIRSPD; THE ACFT PRODUCED A NOTICEABLY LOWER CLB RATE THAN WAS PREVIOUSLY ATTAINED DURING THE FLT. ENG INSTS INDICATED NORMAL OP; AND WE WERE UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE LOSS OF PERFORMANCE. AN EMER WAS DECLARED; AND WE LANDED THE ACFT. DURING THE POSTFLT INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE ENDS OF THE PROP WERE BENT.

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.