Narrative:

After breaking out of the low overcast the captain executed a normal landing except that upon lowering the nose, several deer became illuminated in our landing lights. They were moving from left to right less than 500' in front of us. The captain applied full reverse and maximum braking to avoid collision. However, two deer impacted with the right engine. The captain maintained directional control of the aircraft and brought it to a stop on the centerline. After setting the brake, I, the first officer, noticed the right low oil pressure light illuminate. This was confirmed by the gauge and shut down. The left engine was operating normally and shut down once the right engine was secured. The captain chose to leave the aircraft on the runway for fear the gear may be damaged. After explaining to the passengers what had occurred and verifying there were no injuries, we had them remain on board the aircraft until suitable transportation could be provided to the terminal building. We notified, via radio to ATC, that we were disabled on the runway but had no injuries and would not require any further assistance from them. We then called the company, on the field, and advised them of our situation. They, then linked us up with dispatch and advised them of our situation. Once the passengers and bags were removed, a mechanic was called out to the field to look at the aircraft. He determined there to be no landing gear damage and the aircraft was subsequently towed to the ramp area. Supplemental information from acn 144095. Tall fencing or propane cannons (used for birds) may discourage animals. Apparently large herds of deer are common place in northern mn. Combine this with airports served by scheduled air carriers requires some action to be taken.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER SMT HITS DEER LNDG AT BRD.

Narrative: AFTER BREAKING OUT OF THE LOW OVCST THE CAPT EXECUTED A NORMAL LNDG EXCEPT THAT UPON LOWERING THE NOSE, SEVERAL DEER BECAME ILLUMINATED IN OUR LNDG LIGHTS. THEY WERE MOVING FROM L TO R LESS THAN 500' IN FRONT OF US. THE CAPT APPLIED FULL REVERSE AND MAX BRAKING TO AVOID COLLISION. HOWEVER, TWO DEER IMPACTED WITH THE R ENG. THE CAPT MAINTAINED DIRECTIONAL CTL OF THE ACFT AND BROUGHT IT TO A STOP ON THE CTRLINE. AFTER SETTING THE BRAKE, I, THE F/O, NOTICED THE R LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATE. THIS WAS CONFIRMED BY THE GAUGE AND SHUT DOWN. THE L ENG WAS OPERATING NORMALLY AND SHUT DOWN ONCE THE R ENG WAS SECURED. THE CAPT CHOSE TO LEAVE THE ACFT ON THE RWY FOR FEAR THE GEAR MAY BE DAMAGED. AFTER EXPLAINING TO THE PAXS WHAT HAD OCCURRED AND VERIFYING THERE WERE NO INJURIES, WE HAD THEM REMAIN ON BOARD THE ACFT UNTIL SUITABLE TRANSPORTATION COULD BE PROVIDED TO THE TERMINAL BUILDING. WE NOTIFIED, VIA RADIO TO ATC, THAT WE WERE DISABLED ON THE RWY BUT HAD NO INJURIES AND WOULD NOT REQUIRE ANY FURTHER ASSISTANCE FROM THEM. WE THEN CALLED THE COMPANY, ON THE FIELD, AND ADVISED THEM OF OUR SITUATION. THEY, THEN LINKED US UP WITH DISPATCH AND ADVISED THEM OF OUR SITUATION. ONCE THE PAXS AND BAGS WERE REMOVED, A MECH WAS CALLED OUT TO THE FIELD TO LOOK AT THE ACFT. HE DETERMINED THERE TO BE NO LNDG GEAR DAMAGE AND THE ACFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO THE RAMP AREA. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 144095. TALL FENCING OR PROPANE CANNONS (USED FOR BIRDS) MAY DISCOURAGE ANIMALS. APPARENTLY LARGE HERDS OF DEER ARE COMMON PLACE IN NORTHERN MN. COMBINE THIS WITH ARPTS SERVED BY SCHEDULED AIR CARRIERS REQUIRES SOME ACTION TO BE TAKEN.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.