# Accident 19900818035129A: Mooney M20B, Winfield/Arkans, KS, August 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1990, 17:40 local time
- Place: Winfield/Arkans, KS
- Airport: Strother Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2593° N, 96.9602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2593&lon=-96.9602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N74745, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74745) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20B (registry code 5870206, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20b) (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 M20B
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 232 total, 78 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900818035129A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING ROLL. RETRACT TRUSS FAILED AT WELD. AD ON REPLACING TRUSS NOT PERFORMED.

## 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 CHI90LA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90LA238), Aug 18, 1990: Mooney M20B (N74745), Winfield, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: NON-COMPLIANCE OF AN AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

## Other reports on N74745 (1)

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

- [Incident 20250925013829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250925013829I), Sep 25, 2025: Mooney M20B (N74745), Dallas, TX, Minor damage. Pilot departed F69 at 0956 local. After take off he noticed an alternator malfunction. Pilot returned to land at F69 runway 34. Pilot stated that he did not…

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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