20140526013059A

On 05/26/2014 airman flew from kdvt, deer valley AZ to kbxk, Buckeye AZ for the purpose of time building. There were no other passengers on board the aircraft.

The aircraft was damaged upon landing at kbxk.

On 05/29/2014 an interview was conducted with the airman and maintenance facility performing the post accident inspection.

Maintenance reports received from that facility indicated damage related to three areas.

The firewall was damaged to the extent that it required replacement.

There was also a lower forward cross stringer damaged which required replacement.

The propellor had damage to both blades. The blades were gouged and missing metal approximately 3 inches from the outside of the blades. The required AD for propstrike was complied with and the propellor repaired.

The airman was not injured as a result of this accident.

The airman was utilizing this time building for attaining the required aeronautical experience in pursuit of a commercial certificate.

This flight was not part of the training syllabus. The airman pursued this time building outside of the flight school syllabus.

The airman flew without incident to kbxk. Upon arrival at kbxk the airman attained weather which indicated a landing on runway 35.

The airman was planning a full stop landing and began a normal approach and descent to runway 35.

The airman estimates the wind was from the northeast to east at approximately 5 to 7 knots.

The airman states that he was planning to touch down at the numbers. As he was over the runway he felt there may have been a slight tailwind as he floated past the numbers.

The airman also states there was a slight crosswind as he touched down about 500 feet past the numbers.

The airman recalls that the crosswind lifted the right wing and pushed the aircraft to the left edge of the runway.

The airman also indicates that the left main tire touched down first as the right wing had lifted up.

The airman states he used a large amount of rudder to steer the aircraft back to centerline on the runway.

The airman states that he taxiied the aircraft to parking, shut down the aircraf and did a post flight inspection. The airman indicated that at that time he did not notice the damage to the aircraft.

When questioned further about the landing the airman indicated that he may have gone off the left side of the runway into the dirt. This may have caused the nicks and dings found in the propellor blades.

The airman also stated upon further questioning that the aircraft was in a porpoise/bouncing motion which may have caused him to go off the runway.

The airman flew the aircraft back to kdvt and did not squawk the aircraft as he did not see any damage.

The airman stated that he contacted his instructor and they spoke briefly about the hard landing. The airman did not appear to accurately describe the incident to his flight instructor.

A crew which was scheduled on the aircraft 3 days later found the damage, reported it to the school and it was subsequently reported to the NTSB and FAA.

The airman was questioned about airplane airworthiness as referenced in federal aviation regulations. He displayed a lack of competency in his explanations of airworthiness.

The airman also displayed a lack of understanding and competence in crosswind control during landing.

The airman is recommended for a reexamination of his private certificate.

This certificate was issued based on his foreign pilot certificate.