Cessna 120 N77200
23 October 2019 · Marion, Alabama, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 October 2019 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 120 registered N77200 was involved in an accident near Marion, Alabama, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Marion, Alabama, United States
- Nearest airport
- Vaiden Field (A08)
- Coordinates
- 32.5106, -87.3847
- Aircraft
- Cessna 120
- Registration
- N77200
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1946
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Greensboro → Greensboro
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA20CA095
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's overapplication of the brakes during landing to avoid a deer on the runway, which resulted in a nose-over.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that, during the landing roll, a deer entered the runway in front of the airplane's path. He firmly applied the brakes, and the airplane subsequently nosed over and then came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing lift strut and rudder. The student reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 2019 | Cessna 120 | Livermore, California, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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| 15 Dec 2018 | Cessna 120 | Beaumont, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Apr 2018 | Cessna 120 | Iola, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Oct 2018 | Cessna 120 | Hudson, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 May 2020 | Cessna 120 | Chatham, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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