What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
The CE-120 was at approximately 1/3 of the way down from the north end of runway 17. It was upside down with the nose pointing north approximately 5 feet from the right side of the runway in the grass.
Tire marks followed the airplane from the runway through the grass. Both wings were damaged, creases to the fuselage and creases to the vertical stabilizer. The propeller was bent and the propeller hub cover was dented.
The airplane was flipped back over and towed to a hangar.
The pilot told me that he steered off the runway to avoid hitting the deer that were on the runway. When the airplane hit the tall grass it acted like a brake and flipped the airplane over.
As the FAA filed it
THE CE-120 WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN FROM THE NORTH END OF RUNWAY 17. IT WAS UPSIDE DOWN WITH THE NOSE POINTING NORTH APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN THE GRASS.
TIRE MARKS FOLLOWED THE AIRPLANE FROM THE RUNWAY THROUGH THE GRASS. BOTH WINGS WERE DAMAGED, CREASES TO THE FUSELAGE AND CREASES TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THE PROPELLER WAS BENT AND THE PROPELLER HUB COVER WAS DENTED.
THE AIRPLANE WAS FLIPPED BACK OVER AND TOWED TO A HANGAR.
THE PILOT TOLD ME THAT HE STEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO AVOID HITTING THE DEER THAT WERE ON THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRPLANE HIT THE TALL GRASS IT ACTED LIKE A BRAKE AND FLIPPED THE AIRPLANE OVER.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.