# NTSB Accident GAA17CA112
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22** · 2017-01-18 · Champaign, IL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA17CA112
- **Event ID:** 20170117X34946
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-01-18
- **Location:** Champaign, IL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.034168, -88.273056
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R22
- **Registration:** N8042B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to arrest the descent rate during the practice autorotation, which resulted in a hard landing.

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