GA small aircraft bounced landing, then collapsed nose gear during recovery.

Attributes
ACN	95871
Time
Date	198810
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : sbp airport : spb
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 20
ASRS Report	95871
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was having some difficulty with the pitch trim (sticking while trimming nose up). I was carrying a little too much extra speed in trying to compensate for the nose down pressure. Therefore, when I skipped (bounced, but really not too badly) the T/D I ballooned and the second T/D was much harder. When the nose gear touched it collapsed. I don't know what I could have done differently. I probably could have gone around after the first T/D and made a better landing. I could have flown more precisely on speed and just held the heavy nose up with more muscle.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SMA BOUNCED LNDG, THEN COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR DURING RECOVERY.

Narrative: I WAS HAVING SOME DIFFICULTY WITH THE PITCH TRIM (STICKING WHILE TRIMMING NOSE UP). I WAS CARRYING A LITTLE TOO MUCH EXTRA SPD IN TRYING TO COMPENSATE FOR THE NOSE DOWN PRESSURE. THEREFORE, WHEN I SKIPPED (BOUNCED, BUT REALLY NOT TOO BADLY) THE T/D I BALLOONED AND THE SECOND T/D WAS MUCH HARDER. WHEN THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED IT COLLAPSED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I COULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY. I PROBABLY COULD HAVE GONE AROUND AFTER THE FIRST T/D AND MADE A BETTER LNDG. I COULD HAVE FLOWN MORE PRECISELY ON SPD AND JUST HELD THE HEAVY NOSE UP WITH MORE MUSCLE.

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