# NTSB Accident ERA14CA215
> **SCHLEICHER ALEXANDER K 7** · 2014-04-27 · Benton, TN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA14CA215
- **Event ID:** 20140430X55302
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-04-27
- **Location:** Benton, TN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.222499, -84.584442
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHLEICHER ALEXANDER
- **Model:** K 7
- **Registration:** N1002Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** MINR
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's distraction with traffic on the runway, and his subsequent failure to retract the air brakes prior to touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.

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