# Accident 20080519839789A: Amtr BULLDOG120, Truckee, CA, May 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3200° N, 120.1394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3200&lon=-120.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N416JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N416JA-2009-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scottish BULLDOG 120 (registry code 8060106, https://openairdocs.org/model/scottish-bulldog-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming AEIO-360-A1B6 (registry code 41849, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-aeio-360-a1b6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR BULLDOG120
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 14 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080519839789A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DEPARTED KTRK ON MAY 19, 2008 AT 1400 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, STAYING  IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 28.  COMPLETED 5-6 TAKEOFFS/LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 28.  ALL LANDINGS WERE FULL STOP.  AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, WAS IN TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 28.  FINAL APPROACH WAS NORMAL, WITH CROSSWIND CORRECTION MADE.  JUST BEFORE LANDING, FELT POSSIBLE WIND LULL OR WIND DIRECTION SHIFT NEAR RUNWAY SURFACE.  LANDING FELT HARDER THAN AVERAGE.  JUST AFTER LANDING, OBSERVED THAT RIGHT WING APPEARED TO BE LOW.  STOPPED PLANE ON RUNWAY 28, EXITED, AND OBSERVED THAT RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SAGGING DOWN.  THIS ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED ON MAY 19, 2008, CAME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE RENO FSDO DURING SURVEILLANCE OF TRUCKEE/TAHOE AIRPORT (TRK) ON 06/09/2008.

## 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 LAX08CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA170), May 19, 2008: Scottish Bulldog 120 (N416JA), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswind and misjudged landing flare.

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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