| Crash location | 38.945833°N, 104.569723°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 | Colorado Springs, CO
38.833882°N, 104.821363°W 15.6 miles away |
| Tail number | N1277K |
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| Accident date | 26 Jul 2011 |
| Aircraft type | Aero Sp Z O O AT-4 Lsa |
| Additional details: | None |
The pilot was attempting to land when the airplane's descent rate increased resulting in a hard landing and a bounce. The airplane nosed over prior to the touchdown allowing the propeller to strike the runway and buckled and collapsed the nose landing gear. The airplane skidded to a stop. Substantial damage was sustained to the firewall. A postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies with the airplane.
The pilot's failure to maintain proper approach speed and his inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.