# Incident 20041231032059I: Mrchti S20522R, Seattle, WA, December 31, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2004, 17:00 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5300° N, 122.3019° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOEING FLD/KING COUNTY INTL (BFI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5300&lon=-122.3019&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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 100 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/20041231032059I

## Narrative

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

(-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 TOWER ASKED HIM TO MAKE A RIGHT BASE FOR RUNWAY 13R. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DISTRACTED AND THAT HE NORMALLY PLACES THE GEAR DOWN WHEN HE ENTERS THE DOWNWIND. HE STATED THAT HE HAD CARRIED MORE THAN 14" OF POWER, THEREFORE THE GEAR WARNING SYSTEM WOULD NOT WORK WHEN CARRYING THAT MUCH POWER. THE PILOT WAS VERY SURPRISED WHEN HE FOUND HE HAD LANDED WITH THE GEAR IN THE UP POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED BY FAA AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTORS ON 01-03-2005. NO ABNORMALITIES OF THE GEAR SYSTEM WERE FOUND. PILOT WAS COUNSELED ON CHECKLIST USAGE AND PRELANDING CHECKS ON SHORT FINAL.

## Other reports on N946W (1)

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

- [Incident 20020324004129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020324004129I), Mar 24, 2002: Mrchti S20522R (N946W), Midland, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot departed mowata airport in eunice, Louisiana and arrived in Midland, Texas (maf) without any known problems. According to the pilot, while…

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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