# NTSB Accident DEN08LA065
> **Plocher SHA-Glasair** · 2008-02-09 · Telluride, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN08LA065
- **Event ID:** 20080319X00334
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-02-09
- **Location:** Telluride, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 37.950279, -107.900833
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Plocher
- **Model:** SHA-Glasair
- **Registration:** N315LP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain aircraft control, resulting in the design stress limits of the nose gear being exceeded. Contributing factors in this accident was the excessive airspeed, the pilot-induced porpoise of the airplane, and the tailwind.

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