NTSB CAROL · Event
Event MKC90LA093
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Probable cause & findings
COLLISION WITH ANIMAL, FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE LIGHT CONDITION, DUSK, AND REMEDIAL ACTION WAS NOT POSSIBLE.
Factual narrative
THE COMMERCIAL PILOT SAID THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE, AT DUSK, A DEER RAN ACROSS THE PATH OF THE ACFT AND WAS STRUCK BY THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR. THE RIGHT WING WAS SHEARED OFF, WITH THE GEAR ATTACHED, AND THE ACFT CARTWHEELED TO A STOP. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
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NTSB_1990_MKC90LA093.txt.
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