Primary finding
Probable cause
The pilot's premature flare during landing and not performing a recovery from a bounced landing.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
The pilot stated he was attempting to land the airplane. He said the airplane was flying about ten feet above the runway, and 1,000 feet from the numbers, when the '...wheels hit the runway.' the airplane porpoised three to four times before coming to a stop with a partially collapsed nose gear. The pilot stated he had two hours of dual instruction during the checkout in the accident airplane. The pilot stated he could not recall if he had received training in recoveries from bad landings during the checkout. He said his logbook did not show the training.
Source record
Factual narrative
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