# Incident 19811212085139I: Mooney M20J, Rhinelander, WI, December 12, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1981, 18:10 local time
- Place: Rhinelander, WI
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6342° N, 89.4288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rhinelander, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6342&lon=-89.4288&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1142G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1142G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mooney M20J (registry code 5870219, https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390-A1A6 (registry code 41602, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-a1a6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20J
- Reported engine: LYC IO360A3B6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 15 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811212085139I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK TREE TOPS ON FINAL FOR NIGHT LANDING. LANDED ON RUNWAY AFTER IMPACT. LANDING LIGHT INOPERATIVE PRIOR FLIGHT.

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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