Hard landing Accident Airborne Edge X Classic N4557C, Saturday 25 August 2018

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Date:	Saturday 25 August 2018
Time:	07:30
Type:	Airborne Edge X Classic
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N4557C
MSN:	582-306
Year of manufacture:	2009
Engine model:	Rotax 582
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Lake Wales, FL - United States of America
Phase:	Unknown
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Lake Wales, FL (X07)
Destination airport:	Lake Wales, FL (X07)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The solo student pilot in the weight-shift-control aircraft reported that he remained in the pattern and was performing full-stop landings. He flared the aircraft too late, and it struck the runway hard.
The aircraft sustained substantial to the center-frame bar and the left wing tubes.
The student reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the aircraft that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

Accident investigation: