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Flight Crew Private
Flight Crew Last 90 Days 15; Flight Crew Total 100; Flight Crew Type 8
Human-Machine Interface; Time Pressure
Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural FAR; Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Ground Event / Encounter Ground Strike - Aircraft; Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control; Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence
Aircraft Aircraft Damaged
Human Factors; Aircraft; Weather
I was coming back to my home airport after a fuel stop; there was weather coming in and I was trying to land before the storm got to the airport. I entered pattern at a 45 degree entrance to the downwind of Runway XX and flew the rest of the pattern. On short final; I was at landing speed of 90MPH. I landed long on the runway and tapped the brakes on landing which entered my aircraft into a porpoise. Being too far down the runway; I knew I could not pull out of it and needed to keep the airplane on the ground. I pulled the power to keep it down and the prop struck the ground which then collapsed the nose gear and brought me to a stop. Analyzing the situation; the first mistake I made was trying to beat the storm. This was the root to everything that happened. Next; I was coming down too fast and landed too long. I also tapped the brakes; which commenced the porpoise. If I was put into this situation again; I would have diverted to another close airport and waited for the storm to pass. What I have learned from this is to never try to beat a storm; along with don't rush to get down and go around when you need to go around. I am very lucky to have walked away from this situation and it will forever be an experience to learn from and never repeat.
Pilot reported tapping the brakes during landing; causing a porpoise and subsequent propeller strike and nose gear collapse.