# Incident 20180323000259I: Robinson Helicopter R22 BETA, Farmingdale, NY, March 23, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2018, 08:00 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7294° N, 73.4142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7294&lon=-73.4142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72QC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 315 total, 315 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180323000259I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

MARCH 26, 2018 THIS OFFICE RECEIVED A REPORT OF A HARD LANDING FOR N72QC A ROBINSON HELICOPTER R22 BETA. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 3/23/18 AND WAS REPORTED BY THE PILOT-CFI. THE CFI STATED WHILE CONDUCTING DUEL FLIGHT AT REPUBLIC AIRPORT, SHELTAIR RAMP THE STUDENT WAS ON CONTROLS, INSTRUCTOR ON CONTROLS WITH HIM. THE STUDENT STARTED LOWERING COLLECTIVE TO SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND LOWERED IT TOO QUICKLY, RESULTING IN A HARDER THAN USUAL LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE CFI OR STUDENT. ON THE NEXT PRE-FLIGHT, THE DAMAGE WAS FOUND WITCH WAS A SMALL DENT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAIL BOOM AT THE FORWARD ATTACH POINT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA18CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA229), Mar 23, 2018: Robinson Helicopter R22 (N72QC), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s rapid lowering of the collective, which resulted in a hard landing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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