An Instructor Pilot and student reported a prop strike resulting from a hard landing.
Synopsis
An Instructor Pilot and student reported a prop strike resulting from a hard landing.
Narrative
While acting as flight instructor; doing flight training for a flight review; the student and I had a prop strike while performing a wheel landing. I believe this was due to a combination of a hard landing; subsequent bounce; and excessive forward pressure on the controls in order to recover from a typical pilot induced oscillation that occurs when wheel landings are attempted with a tail low attitude. The last 1-1.5 inches of the prop blades came into contact with the concrete for several rotations at or near idle power. I could audibly hear the strike and it sounded like 5-8 blade contacts with the concrete. We continued to come to a full stop on the runway and taxied clear. No other damage or injury occurred. As the Instructor; I have a fairly extensive background of over 1000 hours in tailwheel aircraft; 15 or so different makes and models of tailwheel aircraft; and about 50 hours in this specific make and model. I am very surprised this incident occurred. Typically nosing over an aircraft requires the use of brakes. The brakes were not being used. The tail attitude of the aircraft was higher than normal; but not high enough that I would have been concerned about a strike if I hadn't heard it occur. It is my understanding that a prop strike does not constitute a reportable incident or accident per Title 49 Part 830.
Second reporter narrative
While receiving flight review with flight instructor; I and my flight instructor had a prop strike while performing a wheel landing. This may have occurred due to a hard landing that led to a bounce with excessive forward pressure on the controls to recover from a tail low attitude. The last 1-1.5 inches of the prop blades came into contact with the concrete for several prop rotations at near or idle power. We continued to come to a full stop on the runway and taxied clear. No other damage or injury occurred. Reviewing Title 49 Part 830 it is my understanding that a prop strike does not constitute a reported incident or accident.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.