# Accident 19850620031459A: Cessna 172M, Mosinee, WI, June 20, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1985, 09:15 local time
- Place: Mosinee, WI
- Airport: Central Wisconsin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7798° N, 89.6798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7798&lon=-89.6798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12997, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12997) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 3 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850620031459A

## Narrative

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

LANDING MADE WITHOUT FLARE AND TOO FAST ON NOSEWHEEL. DAMAGE TO FIREWALL, NOSE GEAR AND FUSELAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI85LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA241), Jun 20, 1985: Cessna 172M (N12997), Mosinee, WI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N12997 (1)

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

- [Incident 19860325061949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860325061949I), Mar 25, 1986: Cessna 172M (N12997), Chicago, IL. During vectors to dupage, landed at Ohare without a clearance. Brite scope malfunction showed aircraft at dupage.

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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