# NTSB Accident ERA18LA140
> **ROBINSON R22** · 2018-05-02 · Panama City, FL, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ERA18LA140
- **Event ID:** 20180502X23923
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-05-02
- **Location:** Panama City, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.173889, -85.807502
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON
- **Model:** R22
- **Registration:** N923SM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly remove and secure the tie-down ropes during the preflight inspection, which resulted in the ropes becoming entangled in the rotor head swashplate and pitch control rods during flight and the subsequent loss of pitch control.

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