That's just because you fly a nose heavy Piper. :-))

Atlas IS nose-heavy, compared to our old Warrior. No different than
comparing a 172 and a 182, really...and the performance difference is about
the same, too. It's just got that wing thingy on the proper side of the
fuselage!
I sure wouldn't dream of coming in behind the power curve, hitting an
unpaved strip and locking up the brakes, though. I've just got too much
money tied up in our plane to treat it like that...

You are missing his point. At 55 kts he is still at minimum 10 kts above
aft cg gross weight stall. He is not behind the power curve. It only
takes 100-200 rpm above idle to cushion the contact.
It is easy to land the 182 in a short distance without damaging the
aircraft or with undue wear on the brakes.
Another factor is the Cessna spring steel/tubular main landing gear. A
high sink rate with your Piper may punch the main gear up through the
top of the wing. On the Cessna it will splay outward and propel the
aircraft back into the air. Additionally, the ground clearance with the
Cessna gear is greater than the Piper.