# NTSB Accident WPR22LA359
> **ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA** · 2022-09-26 · Mesa, AZ, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR22LA359
- **Event ID:** 20220928106015
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2022-09-26
- **Location:** Mesa, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.54, -111.71
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** ROBINSON HELICOPTER
- **Model:** R22 BETA
- **Registration:** N252SC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the helicopter’s rate of descent, resulting in a hard landing.

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