# Incident 19880920050019I: Mrchti S20522R, Reedley, CA, September 20, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1988, 07:30 local time
- Place: Reedley, CA
- Airport: Reedley Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6710° N, 119.4510° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REEDLEY MUNI (O32), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6710&lon=-119.4510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2174B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2174B) (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: 1,175 total, 216 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880920050019I

## Narrative

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

FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP. MINOR DAMAGE TO LOWER FUSELAGE.

## Other reports on N2174B (2)

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

- [Incident 20260318002439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260318002439I), Mar 18, 2026: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R (N2174B), Sussex, NJ, Minor damage. On March 18, 2026, pilot entered the traffic pattern for kfwn at approximately 10:00 pm for a left downwind for runway 21. As he was on 45 degree entry to…
- [Incident 19850508034849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850508034849I), May 8, 1985: Mrchti S20522R (N2174B), Woodlake, CA, Minor damage. Student and examiner failed to check gear position before landing. Landed gear up.

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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