Incident Summary
During the landing maneuver, the pilot porpoised the airplane, meaning the aircraft oscillated between nose-high and nose-low attitudes, and the pilot did not recover from this oscillation until the third touchdown. Following the landing, after the airplane was parked, the pilot discovered that the propeller had made contact with the ground during the landing sequence.
Pilot Experience
The pilot reported a total of 322 hours of flight experience, with 311 of those hours accumulated in the specific make and model of the airplane that was involved in the incident. The pilot additionally stated that there were no mechanical deficiencies or malfunctions with the airplane.
Aircraft Damage
A postaccident examination of the airplane was conducted, which revealed substantial damage to the firewall. No other damage was specified.