Light transport on landing hits deer on runway.

Attributes
ACN	159934
Time
Date	199010
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : gpz
State Reference	MN
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Light Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 4400
ASRS Report	159934
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

10 mins from landing a WX report was given. No mention of NOTAMS was given. Upon T/D a deer was spotted on the centerline. A slight deviation to the right of centerline was made and deer impacted the right-hand engine. Control of aircraft was maintained. Impact occurred at 85 KTS. The engine subsequently seized with the only visible damage being to the propeller blades. Aircraft was taxied off the runway and a normal shutdown to secure engines was performed. No external or internal (fire panel) signs of fire warp noted. First officer was dispatched to to look at the engine for possible fire or anything that might hamper the passenger' exit. Passenger were deplaned and everyone was unharmed. Action was taken to avoid deer but only to extent of 1-2' off centerline as I did not want to go off the runway. Runway lights were clicked to low at 500' on final approach. Perhaps if they were high the deer would not have been there? In range WX should have contained some mention of the deer as people on the ground had been chasing deer off runway all day (this was discovered after landing)--not that this knowledge would have prevented the accident, but perhaps we would have been more aware during landing. Perhaps a boundary fence around airport would help or a limited hunting season in the area would be of some assistance.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LTT ON LNDG HITS DEER ON RWY.

Narrative: 10 MINS FROM LNDG A WX RPT WAS GIVEN. NO MENTION OF NOTAMS WAS GIVEN. UPON T/D A DEER WAS SPOTTED ON THE CENTERLINE. A SLIGHT DEVIATION TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE WAS MADE AND DEER IMPACTED THE RIGHT-HAND ENG. CTL OF ACFT WAS MAINTAINED. IMPACT OCCURRED AT 85 KTS. THE ENG SUBSEQUENTLY SEIZED WITH THE ONLY VISIBLE DAMAGE BEING TO THE PROP BLADES. ACFT WAS TAXIED OFF THE RWY AND A NORMAL SHUTDOWN TO SECURE ENGS WAS PERFORMED. NO EXTERNAL OR INTERNAL (FIRE PANEL) SIGNS OF FIRE WARP NOTED. F/O WAS DISPATCHED TO TO LOOK AT THE ENG FOR POSSIBLE FIRE OR ANYTHING THAT MIGHT HAMPER THE PAX' EXIT. PAX WERE DEPLANED AND EVERYONE WAS UNHARMED. ACTION WAS TAKEN TO AVOID DEER BUT ONLY TO EXTENT OF 1-2' OFF CENTERLINE AS I DID NOT WANT TO GO OFF THE RWY. RWY LIGHTS WERE CLICKED TO LOW AT 500' ON FINAL APCH. PERHAPS IF THEY WERE HIGH THE DEER WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN THERE? IN RANGE WX SHOULD HAVE CONTAINED SOME MENTION OF THE DEER AS PEOPLE ON THE GND HAD BEEN CHASING DEER OFF RWY ALL DAY (THIS WAS DISCOVERED AFTER LNDG)--NOT THAT THIS KNOWLEDGE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE ACCIDENT, BUT PERHAPS WE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE AWARE DURING LNDG. PERHAPS A BOUNDARY FENCE AROUND ARPT WOULD HELP OR A LIMITED HUNTING SEASON IN THE AREA WOULD BE OF SOME ASSISTANCE.

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.