# NTSB Accident IAD04CA006
> **PIPER PA-30** · 2003-12-21 · Louisville, KY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD04CA006
- **Event ID:** 20040122X00089
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-12-21
- **Location:** Louisville, KY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.227779, -85.663612
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-30
- **Registration:** N7532Y
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare, which resulted a hard landing.  A factor was the glare from the setting sun.

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