# NTSB Accident GAA18CA229
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22** · 2018-03-23 · Farmingdale, NY, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA229
- **Event ID:** 20180424X95146
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-03-23
- **Location:** Farmingdale, NY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.729442, -73.414169
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R22
- **Registration:** N72QC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot’s rapid lowering of the collective, which resulted in a hard landing.

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