# Incident 19801017089319I: Beech D18S, Trenton, NJ, October 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1980, 21:10 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Mercer Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2238° N, 74.7636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Trenton, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2238&lon=-74.7636&mi=10
- Aircraft: N202LA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N202LA-2012-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,100 total, 1,960 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801017089319I

## Narrative

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

PILOT RETRACTED GEAR PREMATURELY. CONTINUED TAKEOFF BUT RETURNED WHEN HE NOTICED VIBRATION.

## Other reports on N202LA (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800326032409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800326032409I), Mar 26, 1980: Beech D18S (N202LA), Cleveland, OH. Engine shut down en route due to rough operation. No cause determined.
- [Incident 19790315009459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790315009459I), Mar 15, 1979: Beech D18S (N202LA), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Aircraft landed with tail wheel retracted
- [Incident 19790209006089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790209006089I), Feb 9, 1979: Beech D18S (N202LA), Cleveland, OH, Minor damage. Tailwheel actuating cable shear bolt broke on landing due to frozen slush on slide tube.
- [Incident 19780418008569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780418008569I), Apr 18, 1978: Beech D18S (N202LA), South Bend, OH. Oil on nacelle followed by pressure drop. Engine shutdown. Crankshaft cracked.

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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