# NTSB Accident ERA13LA379
> **CESSNA 152** · 2013-08-23 · Easton, MD, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA13LA379
- **Event ID:** 20130827X02938
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2013-08-23
- **Location:** Easton, MD, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.797222, -76.071945
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 152
- **Registration:** N4922P
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The use of an improper nose landing gear through bolt, which decreased the overall strength of the gear and resulted in overload failure during a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in the hard landing.

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