PLT OF A ROCKWELL TURBO COMMANDER; AC84; MADE A HARD LNDG WHEN HE STALLED A FEW FT ABOVE THE RWY DURING AN ATTEMPTED SHORT FIELD LNDG. THE ACFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TAIL TIE DOWN RING; MARKER BEACON ANTENNA AND FUSELAGE BELLY SKIN.

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A FRIEND AND I FLEW HIS TURBO COMMANDER ON A PLEASURE AND PROFICIENCY FLT FROM OWD TO A FLY-IN AT 3B1. WE BROKE OUT OF THE OVCST 30 MI OUT AND SHORTLY CANCELED IFR. THE ARPT WAS VERY BUSY WITH MANY PARKED PLANES LINING BOTH RWYS; PEDESTRIANS AND TENTS WERE VISIBLE. I WOULD HAVE PREFERRED THE 4000 FT RWY; BUT LCL TFC WAS USING THE 3000 FOOTER. THINGS WERE BUSY IN THE PATTERN BUT OUR FIRST APCH WAS NORMAL UNTIL A CESSNA; MAKING NO RADIO CALL; PULLED ONTO THE RWY AND BEGAN ITS TKOF ROLL AS WE WERE ON VERY SHORT FINAL. I MADE AN UNEVENTFUL GAR AND PROCEEDED BACK AROUND THE TFC PATTERN. DURING THE DSCNT PHASE; I HAD PULLED OUT THE POH AND COMPUTED OUR APCH SPD -- 90 KIAS AT 9000 LBS. ALL MY PREVIOUS APCHS IN THE ACFT HAD BEEN AT 100 KTS BUT THIS WAS MY SHORTEST LNDG TO DATE. I CROSSED THE FENCE AT 90 KTS AND REDUCED PWR TO 'FLOAT PWR' AS USUAL. THE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT AT 3-5 FT AND WE HIT HARD; EVEN AS I HAULED BACK ON THE YOKE. AFTER SHUTDOWN; ON SECURING THE RUDDER CTL LOCK; I NOTICED THAT THE TAIL TIEDOWN RING WAS BENT. FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE MARKER BEACON ANTENNA; SOME SKIN; AND PART OF MY EGO WERE MISSING. LESSON: TRAIN FOR ALL THE CORNERS OF THE FLT ENVELOPE THAT YOU EXPECT TO USE. DON'T JUST PULL OUT THE FLT MANUAL AND EXPECT TO GET THE PREDICTED PERFORMANCE WITHOUT REHEARSAL.