# Incident 19940422032009I: Mrchti S20522R, Greencastle, IN, April 22, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1994, 11:30 local time
- Place: Greencastle, IN
- Airport: Putman County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6418° N, 86.8463° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greencastle, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6418&lon=-86.8463&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: 9,000 total, 25 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422032009I

## Narrative

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

NOSE BELL CRANK HIT BRAG LINK BRACE DURING RETRACT.RETRACT ROD BENT ON EXTENSION, PREVENTED LOCK. COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N986WA (1)

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

- [Accident 19730819028139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730819028139A), Aug 19, 1973: Mrchti S20522R (N986WA), Bardstown, KY, Substantial damage. Nose landing gear control rod bent preventing nose landing gear from locking in down position.

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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