# NTSB Accident GAA18CA104
> **GELDERMANN BERT E LANCAIR LEGACY** · 2018-01-15 · Friday Harbor, WA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA104
- **Event ID:** 20180114X05559
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-01-15
- **Location:** Friday Harbor, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 48.52222, -123.024444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** GELDERMANN BERT E
- **Model:** LANCAIR LEGACY
- **Registration:** N145JG
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inability to maintain the landing flare, which resulted in the airplane landing hard short of the runway. Contributing to the accident was the cockpit canopy opening in flight.

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