Incident Overview
The pilot was conducting a series of touch-and-go landings. During the third such landing, the aircraft bounced upon touchdown. The pilot applied throttle in an attempt to recover, but the aircraft bounced again. In response, the pilot released back pressure, causing the nose to pitch down and the aircraft to touch down once more.
Go-Around and Landing
Following the second bounce and nose-down touchdown, the pilot elected to perform a go-around. At this point, the pilot was unaware that the nose wheel tire had blown out and that the propeller had struck the runway during the previous touchdown. The go-around was completed, and the pilot subsequently landed the aircraft. Upon landing, the pilot noticed that the nose wheel tire was flat.
Postaccident Findings
A postaccident inspection of the aircraft revealed structural damage. The fuselage and firewall were found to be buckled.