# Accident 20190810016589A: Cessna 180J, Two Harbors, MN, August 10, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2019, 15:30 local time
- Place: Two Harbors, MN
- Airport: Richard B Helgeson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0492° N, 91.7453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0492&lon=-91.7453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76LG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76LG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180J (registry code 2072622, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180J
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA489) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190810016589A

## Narrative

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

DEER RAN IN FRONT OF AIRCRAFT RIGHT AFTER TOUCH DOWN, PILOT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AVOIDING A DEER, AIRCRAFT SLIDE SIDEWAYS, THE LEFT GEAR TO DEPART THE AIRCRAFT. LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE SPAR BROKE IN TWO PLACES, PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY, HORIZONTAL STABILIZER WAS DAMAGED, LEFT FLAP WAS DAMAGED.

## 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 GAA19CA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA489), Aug 10, 2019: Cessna 180 (N76LG), Two Harbors, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's abrupt maneuver to try and avoid a deer during landing on a grass strip runway, which resulted in a ground loop.

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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