ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347397
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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 2023 |
| Time: | 17:25 |
| Type: |  Cessna 305A Bird Dog L-19A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N19YM |
| MSN: | 22827 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Martin County Airport (MCZ/KMCZ), Williamston, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Southern Pines-Pinehurst Airport, NC (SOP/KSOP) |
| Williamston-Martin County Airport, NC (KMCZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On October 28, 2023, at about 1725 local time, a Cessna 305A Bird Dog L-19A, N19YM, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident at Martin County Airport (MCZ/KMCZ), Williamston, North Carolina. The pilot and passenger sustained serious injuries.
Just prior to touch down, the pilot saw a deer to his left. As the airplane settled, he corrected to the right to avoid the deer but over-corrected and could not straighten the airplane’s path. He added full power to attempt a go-around maneuver; however, the airplane exited the right side of the runway and collided with a drainage culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: Loss of directional control to avoid a deer during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a culvert.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.wnct.com/local-news/faa-ntsb-investigating-after-plane-travels-off-runaway-in-martin-county-two-injured/
NTSB
https://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=68786
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N19YM/history/20231028/2012Z/KSOP/KMCZ
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2023 13:27 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 31-Oct-2023 07:12 | nhofmann54 | Updated |
| 08-Nov-2023 20:52 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 08-Nov-2023 20:53 | Captain Adam | Updated [[Time, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]] |
| 08-Nov-2023 20:53 | Captain Adam | Updated [[[Time, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]]] |
| 08-Nov-2023 20:53 | Captain Adam | Updated [[[[Time, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]]]] |
| 08-Nov-2023 20:53 | Captain Adam | Updated [[[[[Time, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]]]]] |
| 08-Nov-2023 20:53 | Captain Adam | Updated [[[[[[Time, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report]]]]]] |
| 14-Dec-2023 21:24 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, Photo] |
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