# Incident 19911205062339I: Mooney M20C, White Plains, NY, December 5, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1991, 11:16 local time
- Place: White Plains, NY
- Airport: Westchester County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0670° N, 73.7076° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WESTCHESTER COUNTY (HPN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0670&lon=-73.7076&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5651Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5651Q) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911205062339I

## Narrative

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

NO GEAR DOWN SAFE LIGHT. LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED TAXIING TO GATE. LOOSE GEAR DOOR LINK PREVENTED FULL EXTENSION.

## Other reports on N5651Q (1)

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

- [Incident 20251113015959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251113015959I), Nov 13, 2025: Mooney M20C (N5651Q), Laurel, MS, Minor damage. Aircraft landed at Hesler-Noble Field, Laurel, MS (lul) runway 13/31. On rollout after passing first taxiway, landing gear collapsed and aircraft skidded…

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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