GRUMMAN AA5 STUDENT PLT HAS A PROP STRIKE ON LNDG.

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I APCHED COLUMBUS ARPT (BAK) AND CONTACTED TWR. I WAS GIVEN APPROVAL FOR LNDG USING R PATTERN TO RWY 32 I FLEW DOWNWIND AT PATTERN ALT 1500 FT MSL. I TURNED R BASE AND SLOWED TO 85 MPH AND LOWERED FLAPS. ON FINAL; I SLOWED TO 75 MPH AND FULL FLAPS. AS I NEARED THE GND; I LEVELED THE AIRPLANE AND PREPARED TO FLARE. THE ACFT NOSED DOWN AND THE NOSEWHEEL HIT HARD AND THE ACFT WENT UP AND TO THE R. I INCREASED TO FULL THROTTLE AND TURNED CARB HEAT OFF. ONCE THE ACFT WAS STABLE AND ELEVATING; I LIFTED THE FLAPS. I CHKED THE INSTS AND ALL WERE IN THE GREEN. I NOTICED NO UNUSUAL NOISE OR VIBRATION. THE TWR CLRED ME FOR LNDG AND I LANDED ON RWY 32. I TAXIED TO THE RAMP BUT DID NOT SHUT DOWN; THEN GOT CLRNC FOR ONE MORE LNDG. AFTER THE SECOND LNDG; I TAXIED AND DEPARTED FOR SHELBYVILLE. I DID NOT NOTICE ANY DAMAGE UNTIL I LANDED AT SHELBYVILLE ARPT AND SHUT DOWN AT THE FUEL PUMP FOR REFUELING. IT WAS THEN I NOTICED THE DAMAGE TO THE PROP. THE ACFT PERFORMED AS THOUGH NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE ENG WAS SMOOTH AND RESPONSIVE TO THE THROTTLE.