Incident Overview
A pilot reported that during final approach to the runway, the airplane was high on the glide slope. To compensate, the pilot increased the flap setting to 40 degrees. The pilot stated that he flew past the runway numbers and a fixed distance marker before initiating a flare.
Landing and Bounces
According to the pilot, the flare was executed high, and the airplane contacted the runway hard on the main wheels. This initial impact was followed by a bounce. The pilot reported that the airplane bounced up and came down again, and then bounced approximately five more times.
Structural Failure and Departure from Runway
On the fifth bounce, the nose gear broke off. Following the nose gear failure, the airplane veered off the prepared runway surface. It crossed a taxiway and continued into a grass section located between the taxiway and runway 8.
Final Position
After reaching the grass section, the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot did not report any injuries or specify the extent of damage beyond the nose gear failure and the aircraft's inverted position.