| Crash location | 24.591666°N, 89.375000°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | Brodhead, WI
42.618342°N, 89.376228°W 1245.5 miles away |
| Tail number | N257RV |
|---|---|
| Accident date | 26 Jul 2009 |
| Aircraft type | Fisher RV-7A |
| Additional details: | None |
The airplane touched down and bounced during landing on runway 27 (2,430 feet by 155 feet, turf). The nose landing gear collapsed during a bounce when it impacted a rise in the runway. The airplane nosed over and came to rest on its canopy and vertical stabilizer resulting in substantial damage to the stabilizer and firewall. The pilot stated to the Federal Aviation Administration that he landed "hot". The pilot and passenger were uninjured.
The pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing.