# NTSB Accident GAA18CA508
> **Robinson R22** · 2018-08-24 · Corvallis, OR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA18CA508
- **Event ID:** 20180824X53730
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2018-08-24
- **Location:** Corvallis, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.5, -123.283332
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Robinson
- **Model:** R22
- **Registration:** N4085T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student helicopter pilot’s inadequate torque pedal application during practice approaches with a tailwind, which resulted in a loss of yaw control and a subsequent hard landing.

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