# Incident 19980112001089I: Hughes 500N, Long Beach, CA, January 12, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 1998, 20:50 local time
- Place: Long Beach, CA
- Airport: Long Beach - Daugherty Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N952SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N952SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 500N (registry code 3027374, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-500n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 500N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980112001089I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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