# NTSB Accident ERA20CA250
> **Cessna 172** · 2020-07-09 · Auburn, ME, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA20CA250
- **Event ID:** 20200709X40852
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2020-07-09
- **Location:** Auburn, ME, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.04861, -70.283607
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N722SA
- **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 landing on the nosegear and nosegear collapse.

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