# NTSB CHI66F0316: Mooney M20A, N6090X, W Carrollton, OH, September 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 23, 1965
- Place: W Carrollton, OH · W CARROLLTON, OH
- Location: 39.6697° N, 84.2555° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Carrollton, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6697&lon=-84.2555&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 18, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66F0316
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66F0316

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6090X), registered now, S/N 1688, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Montgomery County

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.

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