- Date
- November 14, 1986, 19:30 local (Nov 15, 1986, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Ithaca, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9680HCessna 185F
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861114063039A
- Case key
- 30559
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Abrupt maneuver
Light condition - nightFactor
Object - animal(s)Cause
Maneuver - initiatedCause
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Ground loop/swerve - performedCause
Analysis
The pilot of the landing Cessna 185 swerved to avoid hitting a deer that was crossing the runway at night. The left wing tip and elevator contacted the runway as the aircraft ground looped. The aircraft received substantial damage, however, it was able to taxi off the runway without further incident. The pilot was not injured.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9680H
- Reported as
- Cessna 185F
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18503460
- Airframe hours
- 1,054
- Engine
- Continental IO-520-D, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- James D. Weaver
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 8, 1985 · 78 hours before
- Departed
- CGS · College Park, MD
- Destination
- ITH · Ithaca, NY
- Airport
- ITH · Tompkins Co., runway 14, 5,801 × 150 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 950 total · 78 in this make and model · 950 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 170° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.