# Accident 20150215001809A: Scottish Aviation BULLDOG MDL 120/121, Hayward, CA, February 15, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2015, 12:44 local time
- Place: Hayward, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6603° N, 122.1369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6603&lon=-122.1369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N706BD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N706BD-2018-05-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scottish BULLDOG MDL 120/121 (registry code 8060103, https://openairdocs.org/model/scottish-bulldog-mdl-120-121) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCOTTISH AVIATION BULLDOG MDL 120/121
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 333 total, 250 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150215001809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT N706BD, WAS TAKING-OFF FROM HAYWARD AIRPORT (HWD) ON 2/15/2015 AT APPROXIMATLY 1245 LOCAL TIME, ON RUNWAY 28L.

THE AIRCRAFT TOOK-OFF NORMALLY AND CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATLY 200-300 FT AND LOST ALL POWER.

THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GOLF COURSE NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  IN THE ATTEMPT TO LAND THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SMALL (5 INCH) TREE.  THE NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED AND BROKE OFF AND THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR ALSO COLLAPSED.

THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED HEAVY 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 WPR15LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA104), Feb 15, 2015: Scottish Bulldog - 120 121 (N706BD), Hayward, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to fuel contamination. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s inadequate preflight inspection of the fuel system.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.