20060402003769I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Beech D-45 · Willow Grove, PA · April 2, 2006

Date
April 2, 2006 · 12:15 local
Place
Willow Grove, PA
Airport
Willow Grove Nas
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N4028A
Reported as
Beech D45
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,200 total500 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot stated that on 04/02/2006 at Willow Grove Nas, he was initiating a takeoff on runway 33 after the tower approved him for the option. He apparently reached over and selected the landing gear selector and retracted the gear. The aircraft settled onto the runway at that time. The pilot stated that he was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT ON 04/02/2006 AT WILLOW GROVE NAS, HE WAS INITIATING A TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 33 AFTER THE TOWER APPROVED HIM FOR THE OPTION. HE APPARENTLY REACHED OVER AND SELECTED THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR AND RETRACTED THE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED ONTO THE RUNWAY AT THAT TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS NOT INJURED.