# NTSB Accident ERA24LA132
> **PIPER PA-28RT-201** · 2024-03-08 · Allentown, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA24LA132
- **Event ID:** 20240308193899
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-03-08
- **Location:** Allentown, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.652363, -75.440406
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28RT-201
- **Registration:** N3023K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain a proper descent rate during the final approach, resulting in a hard landing and collision with a runway edge light.

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