# Accident 20160610010749A: Cessna 120, Climax, NC, June 10, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2016, 14:01 local time
- Place: Climax, NC
- Airport: Southeast Greensboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9422° N, 79.6856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9422&lon=-79.6856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77216, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77216-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 157 total, 67 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160610010749A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA16CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA304), Jun 10, 2016: Cessna 120 (N77216), Climax, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: An evasive maneuver during the landing roll to avoid deer on the runway, which resulted in a runway excursion and a nose over. Contributing to the accident was the lack of an airport perimeter fence.

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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