20030124007049A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Amtr TWINJET 1500 · Melbourne, FL · January 24, 2003

Date: January 24, 2003 · 14:59 local
Place: Melbourne, FL
Airport: Melbourne Regional
Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N750TJ
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA03LA045
Reported as: Amtr TWINJET1500
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total

N750TJRegistration cancelled Oct 14, 2014 · Bornhofen Bob TWINJET 1500S/N 001 · Built 1999 Airframe modelBornhofen Bob TWINJET 1500 Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

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(-23) On January 24, 2003, at approximately 1649 EST an experimental amateur built jet aircraft informed ATC that the landing gear would not extend. The aircraft made two passes by the tower to determine the position of the landing gear. The pilot then informed the tower that he would land gear up on rwy 09L. The aircraft was observed to make a very low circuit of the traffic pattern and swing wide to the south of the airport. The aircraft then made another circuit of the pattern at tree top level and crashed short of the intended runway at the completion of the base leg to final turn. The single occupant did not survive the post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JANUARY 24, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1649 EST AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT JET AIRCRAFT INFORMED ATC THAT THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND. THE AIRCRAFT MADE TWO PASSES BY THE TOWER TO DETERMINE THE POSITION OF THE LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT THEN INFORMED THE TOWER THAT HE WOULD LAND GEAR UP ON RWY 09L. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO MAKE A VERY LOW CIRCUIT OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND SWING WIDE TO THE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN MADE ANOTHER CIRCUIT OF THE PATTERN AT TREE TOP LEVEL AND CRASHED SHORT OF THE INTENDED RUNWAY AT THE COMPLETION OF THE BASE LEG TO FINAL TURN. THE SINGLE OCCUPANT DID NOT SURVIVE THE POST CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB MIA03LA045Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportMelbourne, FLthe pilot-in-command failed to obtain sufficient altitude to clear obstacles at the approach end of the airport which resulted in an in-flight collision with trees.Jan 24, 2003 · Destroyed

Other reports on N750TJ · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20020530020869IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Cocoa, FL(-23) The main landing gear collapsed while the experimental amateur-built aircraft was taxiing to the active runway. Post-mishap examination of the aircraft revealed that one of the main landing gear actuator rod-ends had failed; the rod end bearing shell…May 30, 2002 · Minor damage Incident 20000902029779IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Canon City, CO(-23)This aircraft was undergoing flight tests at the time of this incident. This is an experimental category aircraft is undergoing development for future production as a homebuilt/kit. The aircraft was on its 2nd flight of the day when, on final approach it…Sep 2, 2000 · Minor damage