# NTSB Accident CEN18LA017
> **PIPER PA 32RT-300T** · 2017-10-19 · Port Mansfield, TX, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN18LA017
- **Event ID:** 20171023X45710
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-10-19
- **Location:** Port Mansfield, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.560277, -97.439163
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 32RT-300T
- **Registration:** N633CB
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which led to a hard landing and the subsequent collapse of the nosewheel landing gear due to the overstress failure of the nosewheel landing gear trunnion casting.

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