# NTSB Accident CEN09LA424
> **CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC. LAKE LA-4-200** · 2009-07-04 · Racine, WI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN09LA424
- **Event ID:** 20090709X63720
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-07-04
- **Location:** Racine, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.728054, -87.806945
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CONSOLIDATED AERONAUTICS INC.
- **Model:** LAKE LA-4-200
- **Registration:** N56LA
- **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 subsequent separation of the airplane's sponson.

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