10 Dec 2024: EUROCOPTER AS 350 B2 — LAPD AIR SUPPORT DIVISION — Los Alamitos, CA

No fatalitiesLos Alamitos, CA, United States

Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a run-on landing and the flight instructor’s excessive correction which resulted in impact with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

— NTSB Determination

Contributing factors

Instructor/check pilotPilotStudent/instructed pilot