What happened
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The pilot stated the his final approach was stable. Just before touchdown he rounded out the landing too high causing the aircraft to stall a few feet above the ground. The low level stall lead to a hard landing causing substantial damage to the prop, firewall and tail sections of the aircraft.
Weather: kmrb 122200Z auto 32005KT 10SM BKN095 18/M01 A3019 rmk T01801010 madishf
As the FAA filed it
THE PILOT STATED THE HIS FINAL APPROACH WAS STABLE. JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN HE ROUNDED OUT THE LANDING TOO HIGH CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL A FEW FEET ABOVE THE GROUND. THE LOW LEVEL STALL LEAD TO A HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROP, FIREWALL AND TAIL SECTIONS OF THE AIRCRAFT.
WEATHER: KMRB 122200Z AUTO 32005KT 10SM BKN095 18/M01 A3019 RMK T01801010 MADISHF
NTSB investigation
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