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On 04/08/2023, aircraft flipped over during landing at the New Hibiscus Airpark (X52) at approx. 11:00AM. No reported injuries, aircraft sustained substantial damage.

This was the second flight of the day, during takeoff he heard a “bang” while aircraft accelerated down the turf runway. He entered and flew a normal pattern and his approach and landing speeds were normal. Approach 65-60KTS and over the runway 50KTS. The aircraft touched down approx 500FT from runway threshold, roughly on centerline, and the aircraft bounced on the main wheels and gained approx. 7-8 feet. He kept the nose up and added power to arrest the aircraft’s descent. After the first bounce, the main wheels touched the ground first, followed by the nose wheel. He said the nose wheel experienced 3 to 5 “bumps” before the nose fell into the turf, which caused the aircraft to flip over. Airman claims that the first third of the runway is in rough condition and he typically lands beyond this area. However, on this landing he landed in that rough area.