# NTSB Accident ATL02LA087
> **Greg Grouleff BD-5B** · 2002-04-17 · Bessemer, AL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL02LA087
- **Event ID:** 20020419X00551
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-04-17
- **Location:** Bessemer, AL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.312778, -86.926109
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Greg Grouleff
- **Model:** BD-5B
- **Registration:** N727BD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing  and the fracture of the left main landing gear casting.

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