# NTSB Accident GAA18CA042
> **STINSON SR 5E** · 2017-11-11 · Burlington, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA042
- **Event ID:** 20171113X12015
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-11-11
- **Location:** Burlington, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.466667, -122.418052
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** STINSON
- **Model:** SR 5E
- **Registration:** N141WC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s unstabilized approach, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and nose-over. Also causal to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to land on a closed alternate grass landing area.

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