# NTSB Accident GAA16CA305
> **CESSNA 172** · 2016-06-10 · Pasco, WA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA305
- **Event ID:** 20160613X32323
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-10
- **Location:** Pasco, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.266666, -119.118331
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N733EC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor's failure to maintain pitch control during the simulated engine failure after takeoff, which resulted in a hard landing, landing gear(s) collapse, and wing damage.

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