SR22
Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 48; Flight Crew Total 2368; Flight Crew Type 1715
Training / Qualification
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; General Maintenance Action
Human Factors
[I was] doing touch and goes. First landing hard/aircraft bounced. Engine did not stop. No in-flight evidence of damage. Completed 5 more touch and goes. On landing; noted that prop tips were curled. Given that I had already completed 4 touch and goes with no obvious problems and engine had not stopped; I elected to ferry the aircraft 30 NM for inspection/repair. If engine had stopped in-flight; plan (as with all engine failures off airport) would have been to activate the aircraft parachute system.
A SR22 pilot landed hard on his first touch and go but continued landing practice. After the fourth touch and go; he landed at which time prop damage was discovered so he flew the aircraft 30 miles for maintenance because it had operated normally up to that point.