PA-28 Cherokee/Archer/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Flight Crew Student
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6; Flight Crew Total 28; Flight Crew Type 28
Training / Qualification
Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Object; Ground Excursion Runway
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Human Factors
I was switched from approach control to tower at about 3 to 4 miles from the airport and at 3000 MSL.  I was informed to enter a right downwind and did so.  I performed my landing checklist and then entered a base turn.  I came into the final a little bit high and overshot the runway a bit as well; but that was corrected immediately.  I was under no pressure whatsoever by ATC to land quickly or get off the runway quickly.  I came in to land with 2 notches of flaps and was still a little high and a little bit fast.  As I was about to touchdown I started my flare too early and started oscillating.  When I eventually touched down the back wheels hit first; closely followed by the nose wheel.  I immediately could not keep the plane straight.  I could feel it drifting to the left and I tried to correct that with right rudder; but the plane was not responding that well.  It kept fish tailing and turning left and right on the runway and I had no control over it.  Eventually it took a hard left; not under my control; onto a taxiway where the nose wheel completely collapsed and the propeller struck the ground.
PA-28 student pilot reported a loss of directional control on landing that resulted in a runway excursion and damage to the aircraft.