# Accident 20041028028969A: Amtr BULDOG120121, Jacksonville, FL, October 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2004, 20:15 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Jacksonville International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2358° N, 81.6806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2358&lon=-81.6806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N556WH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N556WH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scottish BULLDOG MDL 120/121 (registry code 8060103, https://openairdocs.org/model/scottish-bulldog-mdl-120-121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BULDOG120121
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 246 total, 130 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041028028969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-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.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA05LA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05LA019), Oct 28, 2004: Scottish Bulldog 120/121 (N556WH), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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