# NTSB Accident GAA16CA256
> **CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR20** · 2016-05-14 · South St Paul, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA256
- **Event ID:** 20160523X82630
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-05-14
- **Location:** South St Paul, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.8525, -93.03083
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CIRRUS DESIGN CORP
- **Model:** SR20
- **Registration:** N323FT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's excessive nose high pitch attitude, which resulted in a tail strike during the landing flare.

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