# NTSB Accident GAA16LA032
> **PHILIP D ANDERSON 601** · 2015-10-27 · Hemet, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16LA032
- **Event ID:** 20151028X02418
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-10-27
- **Location:** Hemet, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.73389, -117.022499
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PHILIP D ANDERSON
- **Model:** 601
- **Registration:** N467SD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain the airplane's descent rate during a precautionary landing, which resulted in hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to secure the canopy before takeoff, which precipitated the precautionary landing.

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