wrote:
When I look at the NTSB reports it seems pretty often a bounced
landing and
loss of directional control is cited as a cause of accidents. Many
of the
pilots involved were highly experienced. My question is why isn't
recovery from bounced landings stressed more in private pilot
training? I
reviewed several of my Private pilot texts and none really had much
to say
about bounces. I would be interested in knowing the newsgroup's
opinions
on this subject.

For an experienced pilot, a regular bounce (off the mains) should be
no big deal. You have the option of adding a touch of power,
restabilizing, then flaring again, or you can just take it around.

Most of the bounced landing accidents I'm aware of involved a
porpoise. Once the bounce/pitch up/pitch down/bounce cycle gets
started it is much more difficult to "save" the landing. For most
tri-gear light singles, the third or fourth bounce in the porpoise will
relieve the plane of its nosegear.

The first time I performed a porpoise, I attempted to fix it like a
regular bounced landing. After the second bounce, I knew something
was seriously not right, so I firewalled the throttle and took it
around. Turned out to be a real smart move, although I didn't know it
at the time. I hadn't ever encountered a porpoise during my training,
so I was just makin' it up as I went along.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)