# Incident 20020911037059I: Beech A36, Willow Grove, PA, September 11, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2002, 20:15 local time
- Place: Willow Grove, PA
- Airport: Willow Grove Nas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1472° N, 75.1169° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow Grove, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1472&lon=-75.1169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8152R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8152R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech A36 (registry code 1151604, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH A36
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 359 total, 95 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020911037059I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT DOYLESTOWN AIRPORT (DYL), PA, AND WAS CAUGHT BY GUST OF WIND AND EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. PILOT BROUGHT LANDING GEAR UP TOO SOON. AIRCRAFT SETTLED AND HAD PROP STRIKE. PILOT CONTINUED TO WILLOW GROVE NAS (NXX) FOR LANDING.

## Other reports on N8152R (1)

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

- [Accident 20241118020619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241118020619A), Nov 18, 2024: Beech A36 (N8152R), Doylestown, PA, Substantial damage. The pilot approached runway 23 at Doylestown Airport, entering the traffic pattern at 1,400’ MSL. On downwind, he lowered the landing gear, confirmed three…

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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