TYGE VALLEY, OR, USA
N737RB
CESSNA 172N
THE PILOT REPORTED THAT LATE IN THE APCH, THE ACFT DEVELOPED A HIGH SINK RATE. HOWEVER, HE USED ELEVATOR ONLY TO CORRECT THE SINK RATE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE NOSE GEAR FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT STATED LATER THAT HE SHOULD HAVE USED POWER TO CORRECT THE SINK RATE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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