# Accident 20001117029959A: Cessna 177RG, Wautoma, WI, November 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2000, 18:10 local time
- Place: Wautoma, WI
- Airport: Wautoma Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0601° N, 89.2908° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0601&lon=-89.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8027G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8027G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177RG (registry code 2073709, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-A1B6D (registry code 41593, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-a1b6d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177RG
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001117029959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT REPORTED THAT HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT THE WAUTOMA AIRPORT. AFTER THE NOSE CAME DOWN HE SAW A DEER APPROX. 50 FEET IN FRONT OF THE A/C. HE STATED HE SWERVED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER WITH THE PROPELLER AND NOSE GEAR. HE STATED THE DEER PANICKED AND RAN BACK INTO THE LEFT STABILATOR.

## 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 CHI01LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA035), Nov 18, 2000: Cessna 177RG (N8027G), Wautoma, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the deer that traveled onto the runway and contacted the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the night light conditions and the light snow that was falling.

## Other reports on N8027G (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250116000579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250116000579I), Jan 16, 2025: Cessna 177RG (N8027G), Coalinga, CA, Minor damage. On January 16, 2025, at 1:00PM PST the pilot was attempting to land the subject aircraft at Harris Ranch Airport (3O8) while using a checklist. The pilot…

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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