# Incident 20150611008559I: Mooney M20C, Lexington, KY, June 11, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2015, 15:05 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Blue Grass
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0367° N, 84.6086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BLUE GRASS (LEX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0367&lon=-84.6086&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 M20C
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,472 total, 33 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150611008559I

## Narrative

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

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 PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT GEAR UP. PILOT STATED HE "...FORGOT TO PUT THE GEAR DOWN".

## 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 19801113079679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113079679I), Nov 13, 1980: Mooney M20E (N5954Q), Grass Valley, CA, Minor damage. Pilot failed to extend the gear before landing.

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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