# NTSB Accident ATL97LA070
> **EUGENE CLEMENTS PULSAR** · 1997-05-01 · INDIANOLA, MS, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA070
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07850
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-01
- **Location:** INDIANOLA, MS, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.440597, -90.640594
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** EUGENE CLEMENTS
- **Model:** PULSAR
- **Registration:** N1710E
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to correctly recover from a bounced landing leading to the collapse of the nose gear.  Factors were the pilot's lack of recent flight time and lack of aircraft familiarity.

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