# Accident 20060212006269A: Mrchti S20522R, Phoenix, AZ, February 12, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2006, 12:05 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7500° N, 112.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7500&lon=-112.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N981WA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N981WA-2009-08-24) (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 6A350C1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,913 total, 7 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060212006269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N981WA DEPARTED FROM RUNWAY 07L AT DEER VALLEY AIRPORT (DVT) ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT DESTINED FOR SEDONA, AZ. AT APPROXIMATELY 700 TO 1000' AGL N981WA EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN ENGINE FAILURE. THE ENGINE RESTARTED MOMENTARILY, BUT IT FAILED AGAIN. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ NOSED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AND PREPARED FOR A FORCED EMERGENCY LANDING HEADING NORTH ON THE NORTHBOUND LANDE OF CAVE CREEK ROAD. AT OR ABOUT TOUCHDOWN THE LEFT WING CONTACTED A TREE IN THE CENTER MEDIAN APPROX. 4' INBOARD OF THE WING TIP. LEFT WING OUTBOARD OF IMPACT POINT DEPARTED AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH THE LEFT AILERON. LEFT WING FORWARD SPAR BROKE AT FUSELAGE ATTACH POINT AND FOLDED BACK. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN ROADWAY APPROXIMATELY 200' AND CAME TO REST IN THE CENTER MEDIAN FACING SOUTH ON IT'S LEFT SIDE WITH THE INTACT RIGHT WING VERTICAL. PILOT AND FRONT PASSENGER EXPERIENCED MINOR INJURIES AND WERE TREATED AND RELEASED FROM JOHN C. LINCOLN HOSPITAL.

## 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 LAX06LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06LA109), Feb 12, 2006: SIAI-Marchetti S.205/22R (N981WA), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: a loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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