# Incident 20010428010729I: Mrchti S20522R, Houston, TX, April 28, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2001, 10:30 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston Intercontinental Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N975WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N975WA-2020-10-31) (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: 224 total, 93 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010428010729I

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON APRIL 28, 2001, ON CLIMB OUT FROM HPY IN BAYTOWN, TX THE PILOT NOTICED THE LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT FULLY RETRACT. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS THE GEAR FINALLY RETRACTED.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO RETURN TO HPY AND GET THE AIRCRAFT LOOKED AT BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL UPON SELECTING THE GEAR DOWN THE GEAR STARTED TO EXTEND AND STOPPED MIDWAY.  THE PILOT  COULD NOT GET THE GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED ELECTRICALLY OR MANUALLY.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN FLOWN TO IAH IN HOUSTON, TX WHERE A GEAR UP LANDING WAS MADE.  THE CAUSE OF THE INCIDENT IS NOT KNOWN AT THIS TIME, WHEN THE CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL WILL SUBMIT A MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT REPORT.  THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N975WA (1)

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

- [Incident 20060509006429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060509006429I), May 9, 2006: Mrchti S20522R (N975WA), Lampasas, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On 5/9/2006 at approx. 10:00 am a siai marchetti, N975WA owned by the pilot was involved in an incident during a forced landing due to engine failure.…

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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