# NTSB Accident GAA16CA315
> **SEELA GERALD L GLASAIR SH 2F** · 2016-06-08 · State College, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA315
- **Event ID:** 20160613X30056
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-08
- **Location:** State College, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.849166, -77.848609
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SEELA GERALD L
- **Model:** GLASAIR SH 2F
- **Registration:** N666GJ
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's hard landing in gusting wind conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's unfamiliarity with the newly purchased airplane's throttle resulting in an unstable approach, and the pilot's ability to compensate for the wind.

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