# NTSB Accident LAX00TA355
> **Hughes TH-55A** · 2000-09-29 · Phoenix, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX00TA355
- **Event ID:** 20001212X22027
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-09-29
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.691665, -112.082221
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hughes
- **Model:** TH-55A
- **Registration:** N331SD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NR
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the flight instructor's misjudged flare during a simulated autorotation, which led to a hard landing.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=LAX00TA355) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*