# NTSB Accident GAA18CA092
> **PIPER PA28** · 2017-12-20 · Mankato, MN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA092
- **Event ID:** 20171220X63544
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-12-20
- **Location:** Mankato, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.222499, -93.917778
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA28
- **Registration:** N284MK
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and subsequent go-around during which the student exceeded the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.

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