Accident Maule MXT-7-108A N327PF, Monday 20 April 1998

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Date:	Monday 20 April 1998
Time:	20:00 LT
Type:	Maule MXT-7-108A
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N327PF
MSN:	21038C
Year of manufacture:	1998
Total airframe hrs:	11 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-360-C4F
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Orland, IN - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot reported that the airplane bounced twice while he was landing on a private airstrip. After the second bounce, the nose gear collapsed and the airplane nosed over.

Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

Accident investigation: