# Incident 20020324004129I: Mrchti S20522R, Midland, TX, March 24, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2002, 07:41 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9973° N, 102.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Midland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9973&lon=-102.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N946W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N946W) (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
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V350*
- Pilot flight hours: 561 total, 24 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/20020324004129I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED MOWATA AIRPORT IN EUNICE, LOUISIANA AND ARRIVED IN MIDLAND, TEXAS (MAF) WITHOUT ANY KNOWN PROBLEMS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPART ON THE MORNING OF MARCH 24, 2002, FROM MIDLAND, TEXAS, THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START DUE TO A LOW BATTERY CHARGE. THE PILOT MADE SURE THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED AUXILLARY POWER AND THEN DEPARTED MAF. FOLLOWING DEPARTURE, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A TOTAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE PILOT HAD TO RETURN TO THE MIDLAND AIRPORT. THE PILOT PERFORMED AND EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION OF APPROXIMATELY 31 TURNS. HOWEVER, THE GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER LANDING WHILE ON ROLL OUT.

## Other reports on N946W (1)

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

- [Incident 20041231032059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041231032059I), Dec 31, 2004: Mrchti S20522R (N946W), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot departed shelton airport, shelton, Washington and was cleared to land from north vashon island. While entering a right downwind for runway 13R, the…

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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