# NTSB Accident IAD99LA040
> **Piper PA-38** · 1999-04-30 · MANASSAS, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD99LA040
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00482
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-04-30
- **Location:** MANASSAS, VA, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38
- **Registration:** N2338D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain the proper rate of descend on final approach followed by an improper flare which resulted on a hard landing.

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