Video Shows Officer Getting Knocked on the Ground as Pasadena Police Helicopters Collide at Heliport

KTLA 5 ^ | March 12, 2018 | Kristina Bravo

[Yogafist]

This is a little old, but I searched and didn't see it posted.

[Yogafist]

Pretty scary video.

[Chode]

couldn't afford a little paint on the pad for safe separation or just overconfidence int their abilities?

[oblomov]

California is what Ayn Rand warned us about. It’s surprising that there aren’t more such “accidents”.

[Larry Lucido]

Lesson: Don’t put the second helicopter slightly outside its landing pad because of “drainage issues” when the second helicopter is still out and might be on its way back at any time. The landing pad has outlines for a reason.

Also, stay on the radio. There are radios for a reason.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

At least one of those pilots should lose their license.

[Larry Lucido]

“when the second helicopter is still out”

when the FIRST helicopter is still out

[Larry Lucido]

The blade landed in one piece.

[Rebelbase]

Couple of million dollar fender-bender.

[rlmorel]

I think the title should read: man narrowly avoided getting killed…

[Chode]

100%

[moovova]

“She said she saw the outline of another helicopter on landing pad one and radioed her plan to touch down on landing pad two, but she said she received no response.”

Female driver...

[KittyKares]

I’ll bet they park their cars badly at the supermarket, too.

[G Larry]

Imagine the cost of another 300 sq. ft. of asphalt!

[doorgunner69]

That happened to me riding as a gunner on a CH-46. Pilot tried to land tail in at the field hospital on Signal Hill at LZ Stud. Fairyl small landing pad. First helo from our flight was already down, unloading wounded. We had six KIA on board as the second AC and only needed to get them unloaded.

Pilot got too close with rear rotors as hovered and the touched. Dunno what it looked like happening from outside, but it tore off the whole upper tail section of our ship and we fell several feet.

After they lugged it back to Quang Tri:

[doorgunner69]

Same bird (ET-10) in happier times:

[Dagnabitt]

Wow. I can’t imagine.

I was an Army pilot in a much easier time (85-90). Worst damage I ever did was while hovering an AH-1f cobra at a farm in Germany. Blew over the farmer’s motorcycle (he got paid a few hundred marks in “maneuver damage” compensation)

[doorgunner69]

Image host of the "after" pic got screwed up.

[Chode]

heh heh heh heh...

[Dagnabitt]

Yikes - that was some serious violence on that aircraft.

[doorgunner69]

We were hanging on tight as the aircraft tore itself apart and fell a few feet.