19990811011749A

ACFT BOUNCED ON LANDING, RAN OFF THE RWY, AND TIPPED UP ONTO ITS NOSE. (-23)THE PILOT HAD DEPARTED MCKINNEY, TEXAS AIRPORT (TKI) EARLIER IN THE DAY. HE SAID THAT HE HAD CHECKED FOR METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO HIS TRIP VIA THE AIRPORT WEATHER COMPUTER (DTM COMPANY) LOCATED AT MCKINNEY AIRPORT. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE WEATHER INFORMATION THAT HE RECEIVED VIA THAT COMPUTER INDICATED GOOD VFR WEATHER WOULD PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE TIME FRAME THAT HE HAD PLANNED FOR THE TRIP. HE STATED THAT HE STOPPED AT TUCUMCARI, NEW MEXICO WHILE ENROUTE TO CORTEZ. THE PURPOSE WAS TO PURCHASE FUEL AND WHILE THERE HE DECIDED TO CHECK WITH ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO AFSS VIA TELEPHONE TO UPDATE HIS WEATHER INFORMATION. IT WAS STILL GOOD VFR AND FORECAST TO REMAIN SO FOR THE REMAINED OF THE TRIP. UPON ARRIVAL AT CORTEZ AIRPORT HE CALLED UNICOM AND OBTAINED A LANDING ADVISORY. HE DOES NOT REMEBER THE WIND VELOCTY, BUT DOES REMEMBER THEM TELLING HIM THE WIND DIRECTION WAS "OUT OF TEH SOUTH". IT WAS LATER LEARNED THAT THE SURFACE WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY WAS 190 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS. MR. MOORE MADE A NORMAL DOWNWIND ENTERY TO LAND ON RUNWAY 21 AT CORTEZ. MR. MOORE FURTHER STATED THA T HE FLARED HIGH WHICH RESULTED IN A HARDER THAN USUAL LANDING AND THAT HIS AIRPLANE THEN BOUNDED INTO THE AIR AGAIN AND "TWISTED". ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN FOR THE SECOND TIME THE NOSE WAS POINTER IN A DIRECTION THAT WOULD MOVE IT OFF TO THE SIDE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. IT THEN MOVED TO SOME SOFT GROUND NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. AT THIS POINT, ONCE IT LOST MORE AIRSPEED THE LANDING GEAR BEGAN DIGGING INTO THE GROUND WHICH CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO COME TO REST ON ITS NOSE AND PROPELLER. IT SUBSEQUENTLY FEEL BACK DOWN ONTO ITS TAIL WHEEL. WHEN IT FELL BACK DOWN ON TIS TAIL WHEEL THE FORCE IT HIT THE GROUND WITH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ITS EMPENNAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT OR HIS PASSENGER.