# Incident 20260318002439I: Siai-Marchetti S.205/22R, Sussex, NJ, March 18, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2026, 22:12 local time
- Place: Sussex, NJ
- Airport: Sussex
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2002° N, 74.6230° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SUSSEX (FWN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2002&lon=-74.6230&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2174B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2174B) (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: SIAI-MARCHETTI S.205/22R
- Reported engine: FRANKLIN 6V 350 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 469 total, 37 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260318002439I

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 18, 2026, PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR KFWN AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 PM FOR A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 21. AS HE WAS ON 45 DEGREE ENTRY TO DOWNWIND, PILOT STATED HE SLOWED THE AIRPLANE DOWN AND PUT HIS GEAR DOWN, TURNED DOWNWIND, AND THEN ENGAGED 15 DEGREES OF FLAPS. HE DID A “GUMPS” CHECK, THEN MADE HIS BASE TURN AND ADDED AN ADDITIONAL 15 DEGREES OF FLAPS. HE TURNED FINAL AND WAS ON A SMOOTH APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 21, PICKED TOUCHDOWN POINT AND CONTINUED DOWN TO THE GROUND. AT ABOUT TEN FEET OFF OF THE GROUND, THE GEAR HORN WENT OFF WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS THE STALL WARNING. HE STATED "I’M NOT CERTAIN IF I HIT THE GEAR LEVER WITH MY KNEE OR IF THE GEAR COLLAPSED BUT AS I HIT THE RUNWAY, IT WAS APPARENT THAT THE GEAR WAS NO LONGER DOWN AND I JUST CONTINUED TO TRY TO GET IT SAFELY TO A STOP, ENDING UP ON THE CENTER LINE ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY."  HE SHUT DOWN FUEL, POWER, MAGNETOS, AND EXITED TO MAKE SURE THERE WAS NO FIRE AND CALLED 911.

PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY AIRFIELD MANGER IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING SHOW LANDING GEAR SWITCH WAS NOT IN DOWN POSITION.

## Other reports on N2174B (2)

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

- [Incident 19880920050019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880920050019I), Sep 20, 1988: Mrchti S20522R (N2174B), Reedley, CA, Minor damage. Forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up. Minor damage to lower fuselage.
- [Incident 19850508034849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850508034849I), May 8, 1985: Mrchti S20522R (N2174B), Woodlake, CA, Minor damage. Student and examiner failed to check gear position before landing. Landed gear up.

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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