N77200 – Cessna 120 – 2019-10-23 NTSB Accident Report

On October 23, 2019, a Cessna 120 (N77200) was involved in an incident near Marion, AL. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The student pilot's overapplication of the brakes during landing to avoid a deer on the runway, which resulted in a nose-over.

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 coming to rest inverted.

The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left-wing lift strut and rudder.

The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1.

This incident is documented in NTSB report GAA20CA095. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N77200.