# NTSB Accident LAX01LA217
> **Piper PA-38-112** · 2001-06-22 · Auburn, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX01LA217
- **Event ID:** 20010627X01270
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-06-22
- **Location:** Auburn, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.958057, -121.066665
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N2572N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the student pilot to maintain a proper airspeed during landing, which lead to a hard landing and porpoise down the runway leading to the collapse of the nose landing gear.

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