Cessna 182Q N4855N

Summary

On 28 June 1996 at about 00:50 local time, a Cessna 182Q registered N4855N was involved in an accident near Bad Axe, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 June 1996 at 00:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Bad Axe, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Huron County Memorial (76D)

Coordinates

43.7992, -82.9892

Aircraft

Cessna 182Q

Registration

N4855N

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sandusky → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

CHI96LA221

2 people had minor injuries.

a deer that ran onto the runway. The light condition at dusk was a related factor.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a landing flare at dusk, the passenger informed the pilot that there was a deer off the right side of the runway. The pilot attempted to go-around; however, the deer contacted the tail of the airplane, jamming the elevator control surface. The airplane climbed to an altitude of 20 to 25 feet, then entered a nose down descent to the runway. The nose of the airplane contacted the runway first, and the airplane slid off the side of the runway and nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.