Air carrier medium large transport takeoff abort when a deer darted across the runway.

Attributes
ACN	195278
Time
Date	199111
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : day
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : pie
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 11500 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	195278
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Aborted takeoff at approximately 20 KTS. Engines were at takeoff power. Large deer darted in front of aircraft from left to right. Used normal aborted takeoff procedures, returned to end of runway and began another uneventful takeoff. No mechanical problems associated. No physical contact between deer and airplane. All normal checklists reaccomplished before second takeoff.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG TKOF ABORT WHEN A DEER DARTED ACROSS THE RWY.

Narrative: ABORTED TKOF AT APPROX 20 KTS. ENGS WERE AT TKOF PWR. LARGE DEER DARTED IN FRONT OF ACFT FROM L TO R. USED NORMAL ABORTED TKOF PROCS, RETURNED TO END OF RWY AND BEGAN ANOTHER UNEVENTFUL TKOF. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED. NO PHYSICAL CONTACT BTWN DEER AND AIRPLANE. ALL NORMAL CHKLISTS REACCOMPLISHED BEFORE SECOND TKOF.

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.