NONE · McDonnell Douglas 500N · 2000-05-08 · LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX00TA186
Event ID
20001212X21054
Type
Accident
Date
2000-05-08
Location
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
McDonnell Douglas
Model
500N
Registration
N955SD
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The combined failure of the operator management and the check pilot to ensure the landing area was suitable for the slide on landing. Factors were the high vegetation that entangled the skids, resulting in the abrupt stop and nose down movement of the helicopter, and the training pilot's inappropriate response to the nose pitch down.