# NTSB Accident ERA15CA117
> **PIPER PA-32-301** · 2015-02-02 · Valdosta, GA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA15CA117
- **Event ID:** 20150203X31110
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-02-02
- **Location:** Valdosta, GA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.781389, -83.276107
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-32-301
- **Registration:** N42993
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to compensate for gusty wind conditions during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose landing gear collapse.

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