# NTSB Accident CHI98LA078
> **Cessna 150J** · 1998-01-12 · GAYLORD, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA078
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09406
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-12
- **Location:** GAYLORD, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.019008, -84.670654
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 150J
- **Registration:** N51258
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudging the flare leading to a hard landing, and the kit manufacturer's (Supplemental Type Certificate holder's) inadequate design leading to a corrosion stress fracture of the landing gear attachment.  A factor was the landing gear attachment corroded.

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