# Incident 19890620034829I: Mooney M20C, Winfield/Arkans, KS, June 20, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Winfield/Arkans, KS
- Airport: Strother Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1686° N, 97.0375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STROTHER FLD (WLD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1686&lon=-97.0375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9680M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9680M-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20C
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 52 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890620034829I

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS DISTRACTED BY A RADIO CALL DURING PRELANDING CHECK AND FORGOT TO LOWER LANDING GEAR. LANDED GEAR UP.

## Other reports on N9680M (2)

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

- [Accident 20150418006289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150418006289A), Apr 18, 2015: Mooney M20C (N9680M), Winchester, TN, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed Winchester Municipal Airport (bgf) runway 18. Aircraft would not gain altitude. The pilot attempted to land and impacted the ground, damaging…
- [Incident 20020712020859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020712020859I), Jul 12, 2002: Mooney M20C (N9680M), Andrews, NC, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot experienced engine failure at 9,000 feet. He was given a flight assist by ATC, and was able to get below a cloud layer and land on a grass area on…

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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