Hard landing involving a Cessna Aircraft Company 172N, VH-AKZ, Cairns, QLD on 25 September 1994

The aircraft ballooned during the flare out to land. In attempting to correct the flare, the pilot pushed forward the control column which resulted in the aircraft landing heavily and the nosewheel and propeller striking the runway. The pilot appears to have reacted spontaneously by pushing the control column forward instead of overshooting from the approach. The pilot's low aeronautical experience may have contributed to his actions.