# Incident 20010720016589I: Gulstm G44, Willow, AK, July 20, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2001, 13:15 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Airport: Willow
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7542° N, 150.0517° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILLOW (UUO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7542&lon=-150.0517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N645DH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N645DH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman G-44 (registry code 3951502, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-g-44) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Fairchild 6-440 series (registry code 26003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/fairchild-6-440-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM G44
- Reported engine: LYC GO480*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,250 total, 220 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010720016589I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 20, 2001 OWNER/PILOT DOUGLAS HULEN FAILED TO EXTEND THE LANDING GEAR OF N645DH, A GRUMMAN WIDGEON. MR. HULEN STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED AFTER CHANGING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN AT WILLOW, ALASKA.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE.  SAID AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED ON SITE AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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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