Cessna 120 N77216

Summary

On 10 June 2016 at about 17:49 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N77216 was involved in an accident near Climax, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 June 2016 at 17:49

Classification

Accident

Location

Climax, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Southeast Greensboro (3A4)

Coordinates

35.9422, -79.6856

Aircraft

Cessna 120

Registration

N77216

Category

Airplane

Year built

1946

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Siler City → Climax

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA304

Nobody was injured.

An evasive maneuver during the landing roll to avoid deer on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an airport perimeter fence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that following a day visual meteorological condition flight, during the landing roll, two deer jumped onto the runway and he swerved the airplane to the right off of the runway, avoiding both deer. During the runway excursion, the right main landing gear became caught in tall grass and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, vertical stabilizer, and both wings. The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. During a postaccident interview with the airport manager, he reported that the airport does not a have a perimeter fence.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.