# NTSB Accident CEN23LA398
> **Van's Aircraft RV-12** · 2023-09-04 · Crystal, MN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN23LA398
- **Event ID:** 20230905193009
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2023-09-04
- **Location:** Crystal, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.064506, -93.352806
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Van's Aircraft
- **Model:** RV-12
- **Registration:** N321BT
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing and an overstress fracture of the nose landing gear strut.

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