# NTSB Accident GAA16CA515
> **CESSNA 172** · 2016-09-25 · Pittsfield, MA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA16CA515
- **Event ID:** 20160928X95034
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-09-25
- **Location:** Pittsfield, MA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.427501, -73.292503
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N73101
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain an appropriate descent rate and runway alignment during the landing flare, which resulted in the airplane touching down left of the runway and impacting a ditch.

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