# NTSB Accident CEN23LA227
> **KOLB TWINSTAR** · 2023-06-02 · Starbuck, MN, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN23LA227
- **Event ID:** 20230606192316
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-06-02
- **Location:** Starbuck, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.598893, -95.536149
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** KOLB
- **Model:** TWINSTAR
- **Registration:** N1025T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper landing flare and hard landing, which resulted in the left axle fracturing from bending overstress.

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