# Incident 19870911062549I: Mrchti S20522R, Shelter Cove, CA, September 11, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 1987, 22:45 local time
- Place: Shelter Cove, CA
- Airport: Shelter Cove
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0282° N, 124.0743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SHELTER COVE (0Q5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0282&lon=-124.0743&mi=10
- Aircraft: N983WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N983WA-2018-02-09) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 80 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/19870911062549I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR FOR LANDING. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N983WA (1)

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

- [Incident 20040319003399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040319003399I), Mar 19, 2004: Mrchti S20522R (N983WA), Saratoga, WY, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot departed saa on VFR cross country flight. During climbout he noticed that the engine was not performing at full power. Pilot decided to return to…

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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