# NTSB Accident CEN15LA411
> **BROWN MARK SPACE WALKER** · 2015-09-09 · Cahokia, IL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN15LA411
- **Event ID:** 20150914X10322
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-09-09
- **Location:** Cahokia, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.572776, -90.162498
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BROWN MARK
- **Model:** SPACE WALKER
- **Registration:** N43904
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the attempted landing and the flight instructor's delayed attempt to execute a go-around, which resulted in a hard landing, failure of the left main landing gear, and subsequent loss of directional control. Contributing to the accident was an improperly welded landing gear tube.

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