What happened
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Entered downwind pattern for runway 17 for touch and go. Completed first touch and go reported his position turned crosswind for runway 17 entered downwind, on midfield engaged carbheat and reduced power to 1700 rpm's added 10 degrees of flaps, started decent added 10 more degrees of flap entered left base. At 1100FT added 10 degrees of flap and entered base for runway 17 the PAPI indicated approch was high reduced throttle and pushed nose over airspeed was 80 KIAS decreased throttle to idle. Pulled yoke back to flare for landing, the plane touched ground and bounced touched down again and bounced again and left the runway into grass pulled yoke back added throttle to get out of grass and back on runway. Called gallatin FBO advised he was ok and required a tow to clear runway.
As the FAA filed it
ENTERED DOWNWIND PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 17 FOR TOUCH AND GO. COMPLETED FIRST TOUCH AND GO REPORTED HIS POSITION TURNED CROSSWIND FOR RUNWAY 17 ENTERED DOWNWIND, ON MIDFIELD ENGAGED CARBHEAT AND REDUCED POWER TO 1700 RPM'S ADDED 10 DEGREES OF FLAPS, STARTED DECENT ADDED 10 MORE DEGREES OF FLAP ENTERED LEFT BASE. AT 1100FT ADDED 10 DEGREES OF FLAP AND ENTERED BASE FOR RUNWAY 17 THE PAPI INDICATED APPROCH WAS HIGH REDUCED THROTTLE AND PUSHED NOSE OVER AIRSPEED WAS 80 KIAS DECREASED THROTTLE TO IDLE. PULLED YOKE BACK TO FLARE FOR LANDING, THE PLANE TOUCHED GROUND AND BOUNCED TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN AND BOUNCED AGAIN AND LEFT THE RUNWAY INTO GRASS PULLED YOKE BACK ADDED THROTTLE TO GET OUT OF GRASS AND BACK ON RUNWAY. CALLED GALLATIN FBO ADVISED HE WAS OK AND REQUIRED A TOW TO CLEAR RUNWAY.
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