# Incident 19970921033299I: Mrchti S20520R, Orlando, FL, September 21, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1997, 19:23 local time
- Place: Orlando, FL
- Airport: Orlando Sanford Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.7772° N, 81.2349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ORLANDO SANFORD INTL (SFB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7772&lon=-81.2349&mi=10
- Aircraft: N732W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N732W-2000-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R (registry code 8120412, https://openairdocs.org/model/siai-marchetti-s-205-22r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI S20520R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 35 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970921033299I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: NOSE GEAR LOCATING CAM DISENGAGED FROM RACK. THE RACK BENT AND BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE NOSE GEAR STEERING MECHANISM UPON RETRACTION. THIS PREVENTED FULL EXTENSION OF THE NOSE GEAR DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH THE NOSE DRAG STRUT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N732W (2)

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

- [Incident 19970413009589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970413009589I), Apr 13, 1997: Mrchti S20522R (N732W), Jacksonville, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: see attached pilot statement; indicates that the pilot failed to lower the landing gear prior to landing on runway 29 at Herlong Airport,…
- [Incident 19910609028389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910609028389I), Jun 9, 1991: Mrchti S20522R (N732W), Reedley, CA. Engine lost power on climbout. Pilot elected to land in a field. Just had maintenance work done.

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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