# Incident 20101113053699I: Lancair Com LC41-550FG, Sturgeon Bay, WI, November 13, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 2010, 19:30 local time
- Place: Sturgeon Bay, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8227° N, 87.3698° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sturgeon Bay, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8227&lon=-87.3698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2540M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2540M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Lancair LC41-550FG (registry code 5150001, https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550 series (registry code 17043, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAIR COM LC41-550FG
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101113053699I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EMERGED FROM IMC APPROACH ON AUTOPILOT AT MINIMUMS ON GPS APPRAOCH AT NIGHT FOR RUNWAY 20AT MINIMUMS, PILOT CANCELLED AUTO PILOT AND DESCENDED FOR RUNWAY,CONFIRMED 4 RED VASI AND POWERED UP AND CLIPPED TREETOPS.AIRCRAFT DAMAGE TO RIGHT WHEEL PANT , COWLING AND WING.

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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