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N77216 accident description

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Crash location 35.942222°N, 79.685555°W
Nearest city Climax, NC
35.912914°N, 79.717528°W
2.7 miles away
Tail number N77216
Accident date 10 Jun 2016
Aircraft type Cessna 120
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The pilot reported that following a day visual meteorological condition flight, during the landing roll, two deer jumped onto the runway and he swerved the airplane to the right off of the runway, avoiding both deer. During the runway excursion, the right main landing gear became caught in tall grass and the airplane nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, vertical stabilizer, and both wings.

The pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

During a postaccident interview with the airport manager, he reported that the airport does not a have a perimeter fence.

NTSB 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.

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