20041028028969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr BULDOG120121 · Jacksonville, FL · October 28, 2004

Date: October 28, 2004 · 20:15 local
Place: Jacksonville, FL
Airport: Jacksonville International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N556WH
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA05LA019
Reported as: Amtr BULDOG120121
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 246 total130 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N556WHRegistered now · Scottish BULLDOG MDL 120/121S/N BH120/249 · Built 1975 Airframe modelScottish BULLDOG MDL 120/121 Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot reported hitting the tree tops while attending to radios at approximately 1000FT and 25MILES nw of jax intl. Airport. The left inbd. Fuel drain was knocked off and the right MLG was bent backwards during tree impact and with fuel nearly depleted the pilot declared an emergency and landed partial gear up at jax. The pilot and passenger were not injured and the aircraft received substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT REPORTED HITTING THE TREE TOPS WHILE ATTENDING TO RADIOS AT APPROXIMATELY 1000FT AND 25MILES NW OF JAX INTL. AIRPORT. THE LEFT INBD. FUEL DRAIN WAS KNOCKED OFF AND THE RIGHT MLG WAS BENT BACKWARDS DURING TREE IMPACT AND WITH FUEL NEARLY DEPLETED THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED PARTIAL GEAR UP AT JAX. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB MIA05LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJacksonville, FLThe pilot's failure to maintain altitude/clearance with trees resulting in the in-flight collision with a tree, damage to the right main landing gear, and subsequent collapse of the right main landing gear during the emergency landing.Oct 28, 2004 · Substantial damage