# NTSB Accident GAA16CA327
> **CESSNA R172** · 2016-06-17 · Craig, CO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA327
- **Event ID:** 20160623X74849
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-06-17
- **Location:** Craig, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.494998, -107.523056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** R172
- **Registration:** N998M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate glide path during landing, which resulted in the airplane landing short of the runway and the nose wheel impacting the runway edge and substantial damage to the firewall.

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