# Accident 19730819028139A: Mrchti S20522R, Bardstown, KY, August 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1973
- Place: Bardstown, KY
- Airport: Samuels Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 37.8143° N, 85.4996° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAMUELS FLD (BRY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8143&lon=-85.4996&mi=10
- Aircraft: N986WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N986WA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R (registry code 8120412, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V 350 series (registry code 27043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v-350-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI S20522R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,267 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FLQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730819028139A

## Narrative

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

NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTROL ROD BENT PREVENTING NOSE LANDING GEAR FROM LOCKING IN DOWN POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD74FLQ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ04), Aug 19, 1973: Siai-Marche S.205 (N986WA), Bardstown, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N986WA (1)

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

- [Incident 19940422032009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422032009I), Apr 22, 1994: Mrchti S20522R (N986WA), Greencastle, IN, Minor damage. Nose bell crank hit brag link brace during retract. Retract rod bent on extension, prevented lock. Collapsed.

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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