What happened
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Description: pilot's approach was low on final. He then flew thru the glideslope. At this point he was above the glideslope and tried to capture it. The aircraft was over the threshold with the descent rate increasing. Upon landing the aircraft bounced two times approx 20' back in the air. On the third bounce the aircraft landed nose wheel first, turned left, and exited into the grass, flipping over into a drainiage ditch.
Causal and/or contributing factors: pilot failed to fly a stabilized approach to landing
Recommendations for corrective action: 44709 reexam
Comments:
As the FAA filed it
DESCRIPTION: PILOT'S APPROACH WAS LOW ON FINAL. HE THEN FLEW THRU THE GLIDESLOPE. AT THIS POINT HE WAS ABOVE THE GLIDESLOPE AND TRIED TO CAPTURE IT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OVER THE THRESHOLD WITH THE DESCENT RATE INCREASING. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWO TIMES APPROX 20' BACK IN THE AIR. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST, TURNED LEFT, AND EXITED INTO THE GRASS, FLIPPING OVER INTO A DRAINIAGE DITCH.
CAUSAL AND/OR CONTRIBUTING FACTORS: PILOT FAILED TO FLY A STABILIZED APPROACH TO LANDING
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION: 44709 REEXAM
COMMENTS:
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