Deer ran on runway, struck aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	103354
Time
Date	198901
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 08c
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 140 flight time total : 670
ASRS Report	103354
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

The airplane in which instruction was given was hit by a deer during the landing. When the deer was spotted it was too late to react and the deer hit the left main gear. The gear was folded upwards, while the aircraft started the go around. During the go around the flight instructor checked the left gear visually and noticed the gear would not support the aircraft during landing. The flight instructor decided still to land at riverview airport, but decided to check first if the runway was free of deer. During the second approach the flight instructor came in as slow as possible (there was no wind that night) and landed the airplane on the right main and nose wheel. As soon as the aircraft touched down the mixture was pulled, the fuel valve on off and the master switch and magnetos off, done by the pilot in the left seat. The airplane slid to a stop and the left wing tip and left stablilator and elevator were damaged during the landing and nobody was hurt. It shows again that during night hours it is hard to spot deer near the runway. This deer just ran into the airplane. The only prevention is to be very careful during night lndgs in michigan due to the presence of large amounts of deer.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEER RAN ON RWY, STRUCK ACFT.

Narrative: THE AIRPLANE IN WHICH INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN WAS HIT BY A DEER DURING THE LNDG. WHEN THE DEER WAS SPOTTED IT WAS TOO LATE TO REACT AND THE DEER HIT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE GEAR WAS FOLDED UPWARDS, WHILE THE ACFT STARTED THE GAR. DURING THE GAR THE FLT INSTRUCTOR CHKED THE LEFT GEAR VISUALLY AND NOTICED THE GEAR WOULD NOT SUPPORT THE ACFT DURING LNDG. THE FLT INSTRUCTOR DECIDED STILL TO LAND AT RIVERVIEW ARPT, BUT DECIDED TO CHK FIRST IF THE RWY WAS FREE OF DEER. DURING THE SECOND APCH THE FLT INSTRUCTOR CAME IN AS SLOW AS POSSIBLE (THERE WAS NO WIND THAT NIGHT) AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE ON THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL. AS SOON AS THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN THE MIXTURE WAS PULLED, THE FUEL VALVE ON OFF AND THE MASTER SWITCH AND MAGNETOS OFF, DONE BY THE PLT IN THE LEFT SEAT. THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP AND THE LEFT WING TIP AND LEFT STABLILATOR AND ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED DURING THE LNDG AND NOBODY WAS HURT. IT SHOWS AGAIN THAT DURING NIGHT HRS IT IS HARD TO SPOT DEER NEAR THE RWY. THIS DEER JUST RAN INTO THE AIRPLANE. THE ONLY PREVENTION IS TO BE VERY CAREFUL DURING NIGHT LNDGS IN MICHIGAN DUE TO THE PRESENCE OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF DEER.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.