# Incident 20060402003769I: Beech D45, Willow Grove, PA, April 2, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2006, 12:15 local time
- Place: Willow Grove, PA
- Airport: Willow Grove Nas
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- 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: N4028A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4028A-2012-11-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech D-45 (registry code 1152012, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D45
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 500 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060402003769I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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