BROOKLINE, NH, USA
N51085
CESSNA 150J
DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND AT NIGHT, THE PILOT SAW DEER ON THE RUNWAY THAT WERE FACING HIS DIRECTION AND MOVING TO THE RIGHT. HE DIDN'T SEE THE DEER UNTIL HE HAD REACHED A POINT WERE A GO-AROUND WOULD BE UNSAFE FOR THIS RUNWAY. IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID THE DEER, HE SLIPPED THE ACFT TO THE LEFT. ALTHOUGH HE HAD BEEN USING THE VASI LIGHTS & WAS AWARE OF THEIR POSITION, THE ACFT'S LEFT MAIN GEAR & WING STRUT HIT THE VASI LIGHT STRUCTURE & CARRIED IT INTO A AUTO WHICH WAS PARKED JUST BEYOND. THE ACFT THEN CONTINUED ANOTHER 50 FT AND NOSED OVER.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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