# Accident 19930417010859A: Cessna 180, Jonesboro, GA, April 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1993, 12:33 local time
- Place: Jonesboro, GA
- Airport: South Expressway Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5198° N, 84.3498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5198&lon=-84.3498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2738K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,200 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930417010859A

## Narrative

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

ON LANDING ROLL SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER. LOST CONTROL. RAN OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 ATL93LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA076), Apr 17, 1993: Cessna 180 (N2738K), Jonesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's abrupt and excessive swerve to avoid a deer on the runway. A factor was the strong crosswind that precluded the pilot's directional control recovery.

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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