# Accident 19960627015389A: Cessna 182Q, Bad Axe, MI, June 27, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1996, 20:50 local time
- Place: Bad Axe, MI
- Airport: Huron County Memorial Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7992° N, 82.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7992&lon=-82.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4855N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4855N-1996-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182Q (registry code 2072732, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182Q
- Reported engine: CONT O470U
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,850 total, 146 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960627015389A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CHI96LA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA221), Jun 28, 1996: Cessna 182Q (N4855N), Bad Axe, MI, destroyed. Probable cause: a deer that ran onto the runway. The light condition at dusk was a related factor.

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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