# Incident 19781006031319I: Mrchti S20522R, Pompano Beach, FL, October 6, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 1978, 19:00 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2416° N, 80.1339° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pompano Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2416&lon=-80.1339&mi=10
- Aircraft: N953W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N953W-2013-08-13) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,600 total, 2 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781006031319I

## Narrative

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

RIGHT MAIN COULD NOT BE EXTENDED DUE TO OLEO STRUT ASSEMBLY BINDING ON WHEEL WELL LIP.

## Other reports on N953W (1)

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

- [Incident 19790823023229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823023229I), Aug 23, 1979: Mrchti S20522R (N953W), Fullerton, CA, Minor damage. Right main collapsed on rollout. Over center stop pin broke.

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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