# Incident 20100514034189I: Diamond DA 42, Winter Haven, FL, May 14, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2010, 07:30 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Airport: Winter Haven Municiple Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0222° N, 81.7329° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winter Haven, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0222&lon=-81.7329&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215BN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215BN) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 42 (registry code 2990104, https://openairdocs.org/model/diamond-aircraft-ind-da-42) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Thielert TAE-125-01 (registry code 59300, https://openairdocs.org/engine/thielert-tae-125-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DIAMOND DA 42
- Reported engine: THIELERT TAE-125-01
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100514034189I

## Narrative

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

PILOT JEFFREY APPLETON WAS TAKING HIS PRACTICAL TEST FOR AIRPLANE MULTIENGINE LAND CLASS RATING. AFTER LANDING AND DURING ROLL OUT HE REACHED FOR THE FLAP CONTROL TO RAISE THE FLAPS AND BY MISTAKE GOT THE GEAR HANDLE AND PUT IT UP , IMMEDIATELY THE DESIGNATED PILOT EXAMINER REACHED OVER AND PUT IT BACK DOWN. NEVERTHELESS, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR RETRACTED ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE LEFT PROP TO HIT THE SURFACE.

## Other reports on N215BN (2)

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

- [Accident 20210817022609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210817022609A), Aug 17, 2021: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 42 (N215BN), Bellefontaine R, OH, Substantial damage. Immediately on takeoff the right hand engine lost power followed quickly by the other one. Power was approximately 30 per cent and resulted in the aircraft…
- [Incident 20170812024609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170812024609I), Aug 12, 2017: Diamond Aircraft Ind Inc DA 42 (N215BN), Bellfountain, OH, Minor damage. Landed gear up because the gear would not extend, this was a mechanical issue

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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