What happened
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Landed hard bounced and porpoised. Nosed over. Hard landing bent aft fuselage. Newly rebuilt. Lacked skill in type. (.4) witnesses reported that the pilot came in high and fast on the first approach to the runway. They stated that he perforned a go-around, and the second approach to the runway appeared normal. The airplane touched down about 1/3 of the way down the runway. There was evidence that the airplane touched down hard. The aft fuselage was bent down during the accident sequence. At the touchdown point, there were rubber skid marks coincidental with wheel pant paint transfer on the pavement. The marks continued for about 15 to 20 feet, then disappeared for about 60 feet (as if the airplane bounced), then they reappeared along with propeller strike marks. Beyond that, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. Postaccident investigation revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical anomaly. Examination of aircraft records revealed that the airplane was recently rebuilt. It was being operated with an experimental airworthiness certificate, issued 6 days before the accident. Pilot records indicated that the pilot had about 27,130 hours total flight experience, with about 2 hours in the accident airplane. (-23) during the pilot's second attempt to execute a wheel landing, the aircraft intially touched down about 1300 on runway 10. The aircraft's nose pitched slightly forward followed by the metal propeller (2 blades) striking, and continued to strike the hard surfaced runway as the aircraft advanced down the runway. About 1500 feet from the runway beginning the aircraft flipped over and remained inverted as it came to rest.
As the FAA filed it
LANDED HARD BOUNCED AND PORPOISED. NOSED OVER. HARD LANDING BENT AFT FUSELAGE. NEWLY REBUILT. LACKED SKILL IN TYPE. (.4) WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE PILOT CAME IN HIGH AND FAST ON THE FIRST APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY. THEY STATED THAT HE PERFORNED A GO-AROUND, AND THE SECOND APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY APPEARED NORMAL. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD. THE AFT FUSELAGE WAS BENT DOWN DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE. AT THE TOUCHDOWN POINT, THERE WERE RUBBER SKID MARKS COINCIDENTAL WITH WHEEL PANT PAINT TRANSFER ON THE PAVEMENT. THE MARKS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 FEET, THEN DISAPPEARED FOR ABOUT 60 FEET (AS IF THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED), THEN THEY REAPPEARED ALONG WITH PROPELLER STRIKE MARKS. BEYOND THAT, THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. POSTACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT MECHANICAL ANOMALY. EXAMINATION OF AIRCRAFT RECORDS REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS RECENTLY REBUILT. IT WAS BEING OPERATED WITH AN EXPERIMENTAL AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE, ISSUED 6 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. PILOT RECORDS INDICATED THAT THE PILOT HAD ABOUT 27,130 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, WITH ABOUT 2 HOURS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. (-23) DURING THE PILOT'S SECOND ATTEMPT TO EXECUTE A WHEEL LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT INTIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 1300 ON RUNWAY 10. THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE PITCHED SLIGHTLY FORWARD FOLLOWED BY THE METAL PROPELLER (2 BLADES) STRIKING, AND CONTINUED TO STRIKE THE HARD SURFACED RUNWAY AS THE AIRCRAFT ADVANCED DOWN THE RUNWAY. ABOUT 1500 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY BEGINNING THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND REMAINED INVERTED AS IT CAME TO REST.
NTSB investigation
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