# Incident 19801113079679I: Mooney M20E, Grass Valley, CA, November 13, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1980, 11:45 local time
- Place: Grass Valley, CA
- Airport: Nevada Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2241° N, 121.0025° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEVADA COUNTY (GOO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2241&lon=-121.0025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5954Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5954Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20C (registry code 5870208, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 517 total, 160 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113079679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FAILED TO EXTEND THE GEAR BEFORE LANDING.

## Other reports on N5954Q (2)

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

- [Accident 20231022021299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231022021299A), Oct 22, 2023: Mooney M20C (N5954Q), Morganton, NC, Substantial damage. On 10/22/2023 at approximately 1810 local time, a Mooney M20C sustained substantial damage after leaving the runway and striking the PAPI light system at…
- [Incident 20150611008559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150611008559I), Jun 11, 2015: Mooney M20C (N5954Q), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Pilot departed Blue Grass Airport (lex) for a local test flight. He tested the landing gear warning system and found it inoperative. Upon return to lex, the…

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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