# Accident 20021006026539A: Mrchti SM1019, Midland, TX, October 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2002, 16:15 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9425° N, 102.2019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9425&lon=-102.2019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2069W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MRCHTI SM1019
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021006026539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1610 ON OCTOBER 06, 2002, N2069W A SIAI-MARCHETTI MODEL L-1019, SERIAL NUMBER NC 057, DEPARTED THE MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MAF) AIRPORT ENROUTE TO SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ENGINE SPOOL DOWN. HE THEN SAID, "THE AIRCRAFT REGAINED POWER MOMENTARILY", SO HE TRIED TO RETURN TO THE MAF AIRPORT. ON APPROACH, HIS ALTITUDE WAS SUCH THAT HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE HIGHLINE WIRES THAT CONTROL THE TRAIN SIGNALS FOR THE AREA, LOCATED ACROSS THE BUSINESS HIGHWAY 80 AT THE END OF RUNWAY 34R AT THE MAF AIRPORT. AFTER THE CONTACT WITH THE HIGHLINE, THE AIRCRAFT LOST AIRSPEED AND HIT THE GROUND WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE GEAR COLLAPSED, CAUSING A BACK INJURY TO THE PILOT. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED BRUISES AND MINOR CUTS; HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE IN THE GEARBOX AREA AND THE PROPELLER DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON BUSINESS HIGHWAY 80, THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN AT GROUND IDLE. THE PILOT STATED HE HAD SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN BY TURNING THE FUEL SHUTOFF TO THE OFF POSITION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW03LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA006), Oct 6, 2002: SIAI-Marchetti L1019 (N2069W), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power resulting from a loose "B" nut on the line going from the bleed air filter to the fuel control unit. Also causal was the inadequate maintenence of the fuel control unit and…

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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