# NTSB Accident GAA17CA024
> **CESSNA 182** · 2016-10-16 · Leesburg, VA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA024
- **Event ID:** 20161017X23753
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2016-10-16
- **Location:** Leesburg, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.07611, -77.556945
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** 182
- **Registration:** N5446N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion.

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