Incident Details
A private pilot, holding 123 hours of flight experience, was conducting a local flight and entered a left downwind leg for runway 14. Runway 14 is a 4,200-foot-long by 75-foot-wide asphalt runway. The pilot proceeded to fly a left traffic pattern.
On final approach, the airplane was configured with 20 degrees of flaps and was traveling at approximately 70 miles per hour. During touchdown, the airplane porpoised and became airborne again. The pilot decided to abort the landing and executed a go-around, flying around the traffic pattern once more.
Aftermath
After the go-around, the pilot successfully landed the airplane and taxied to parking. No damage or injuries were reported. At the time of the incident, the wind was from 180 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 18 knots. The operation was conducted under visual flight rules.