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FAA incident report · Hughes 500N · Long Beach, CA · January 12, 1998

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Date
January 12, 1998 · 20:50 local
Place
Long Beach, CA
Airport
Long Beach - Daugherty Field
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N952SD
Reported as
Hughes 500N
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total2,500 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N952SDRegistered now · Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500NS/N LN073 · Built 1995Airframe modelMcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500NEngine modelAllison 250-C20 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative sheriff pilot dixon flying a sheriff helo into Long Beach airport (lgb) MD-500N N952SD. While hovering over the parking pad, and on touchdown the left gear (skid), broke away from the fwd and aft strut structure. The pilot was able to maintain a level hovering position and call for help. The sheriff department staff on duty were able to shore up the left side that allowed the pilot to land and shutdown. No other damage was noted on inspection of the helicopter.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE SHERIFF PILOT DIXON FLYING A SHERIFF HELO INTO LONG BEACH AIRPORT (LGB) MD-500N N952SD. WHILE HOVERING OVER THE PARKING PAD, AND ON TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT GEAR (SKID), BROKE AWAY FROM THE FWD AND AFT STRUT STRUCTURE. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN A LEVEL HOVERING POSITION AND CALL FOR HELP. THE SHERIFF DEPARTMENT STAFF ON DUTY WERE ABLE TO SHORE UP THE LEFT SIDE THAT ALLOWED THE PILOT TO LAND AND SHUTDOWN. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS NOTED ON INSPECTION OF THE HELICOPTER.