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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 182Q · Bad Axe, MI · June 27, 1996

Date: June 27, 1996 · 20:50 local
Place: Bad Axe, MI
Airport: Huron County Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4855N
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI96LA221
Reported as: Cessna 182Q
Reported engine: Continental O470U
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,850 total146 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N4855NRegistration cancelled Oct 17, 1996 · Cessna 182QS/N 18267421 Airframe modelCessna 182Q

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft struck a deer on the runway. (.4)during a landing flare at dusk, the passenger informed the pilot that there was a deer off the right side of the runway. The pilot attempted to go-around; however, the deer contacted the tail of the airplane, jamming the elevator control surface. The airplane climbed to an altitude of 20 to 25 feet, then entered a nose down descent to the runway. The nose of the airplane contacted the runway first, and the airplane slid off the side of the runway and nosed over. (-23) aircraft landing rwy 35 at Bad Axe (76D) when a deer ran from the right side of runway toward the aircraft. Pilot attempted to go around but deer struck the right horizontal stabilator and elevator. The aircraft nosed over, struck the runway nose first collapsing the nose gear. The aircraft then veered off the runway into the dirt/grass, coming to a rest upside down on the left side of runway.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DEER ON THE RUNWAY. (.4)DURING A LANDING FLARE AT DUSK, THE PASSENGER INFORMED THE PILOT THAT THERE WAS A DEER OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND; HOWEVER, THE DEER CONTACTED THE TAIL OF THE AIRPLANE, JAMMING THE ELEVATOR CONTROL SURFACE. THE AIRPLANE CLIMBED TO AN ALTITUDE OF 20 TO 25 FEET, THEN ENTERED A NOSE DOWN DESCENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY FIRST, AND THE AIRPLANE SLID OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDING RWY 35 AT BAD AXE (76D) WHEN A DEER RAN FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY TOWARD THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BUT DEER STRUCK THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILATOR AND ELEVATOR. THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, STRUCK THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DIRT/GRASS, COMING TO A REST UPSIDE DOWN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI96LA221Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBad Axe, MIa deer that ran onto the runway. The light condition at dusk was a related factor.Jun 28, 1996 · Destroyed