CHI66F0316

NTSB accident investigation · Mooney M20A · W Carrollton, OH · September 23, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 23, 1965
Place
W Carrollton, OH · W CARROLLTON, OH
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N6090XMooney M20A
Status
Completed · report November 18, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175727

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2931  65/9/23    W CARROLLTON OHIO   MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 135
        TIME - 1715                    N6090X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MONTGOMERY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- TUBLAR SPACER BETWEEN NOSE GEAR ACTUATOR ROD BELLCRANK AND GR RETRACTION ROD BELLCRANK FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N6090X
Reported as
Mooney M20A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Montgomery County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.