Scottish BULLDOG-120 121 N706BD

Summary

On 15 February 2015 at about 20:45 local time, a Scottish BULLDOG-120 121 registered N706BD, operated by David E Olsen, was involved in an accident near Hayward, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 February 2015 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Hayward, California, United States

Nearest airport

Hayward Executive Airport (HWD)

Coordinates

37.6603, -122.1369

Aircraft

Scottish BULLDOG-120 121

Registration

N706BD

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

David E Olsen

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Hayward → Palo Alto

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR15LA104

Nobody was injured.

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. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during initial climb and as the airplane reached about 200 to 300 ft above ground level, the engine lost total power. The pilot attempted to restart the engine without success. He subsequently conducted a forced landing, and the right wing impacted a tree, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing. A postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no mechanical failures. After the airplane was placed on a level surface, about 0.75 gallon of water was drained from the fuel system between the airframe fuel filter to the engine fuel flow divider and the fuel flow divider pressure line. The pilot reported that the last time he had fueled the airplane was about 4 months before the accident. He added that he had not experienced fuel contamination previously with the airplane and that he had sumped the fuel system before takeoff. The pilot added that the airplane did sit with one wing lower than the other and that the airplane's nose up-and-level orientation during taxi may have shifted the water in the fuel system. The loss of engine power during the initial climb was likely due to fuel contamination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.