The pilot departed Essendon and flew to the Bacchus Marsh area to check out his aircraft after extensive maintenance had been carried out. On return to Essendon, he flew a normal full flap approach for a landing on runway 35. At the time the wind was 350 degrees at 10 kts. The pilot inadvertently landed heavily, nosewheel first, and the aircraft bounced. On the next touchdown the nosewheel tyre blew out and the nosewheel forks broke off. The propeller struck the runway surface as the aircraft skidded to rest on the runway. No evidence was found of a previous fault with the aircraft which may have contributed to the accident.
