Cessna 180 N76LG

Summary

On 10 August 2019 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 180 registered N76LG was involved in an accident near Two Harbors, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were 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 August 2019 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Two Harbors, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Richard B Helgeson (TWM)

Coordinates

47.0492, -91.7453

Aircraft

Cessna 180

Registration

N76LG

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Superior → Two Harbors

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA489

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's abrupt maneuver to try and avoid a deer during landing on a grass strip runway, which resulted in a ground loop.

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

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The pilot reported that, during the landing roll on a grass strip runway, a deer ran across the runway. She "felt [the deer] was too close [to the airplane] to initiate a go-around," so she applied the brakes hard, and the airplane skidded right and ground looped. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing and horizontal stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.