Air carrier medium large transport flight crew has an aborted abort for an animal on the runway.

Attributes
ACN	203119
Time
Date	199202
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tul
State Reference	OK
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	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	203119
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	203383
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On takeoff roll on 36R at ktul, at approximately 90 KTS, I noticed a small animal approaching the runway from the right heading at my plane. I retarded the throttles some to start an abort, but realized that had I continued the abort, I would probably have hit the animal. I decided to continue the takeoff in an attempt to outrun the animal and was successful with normal operations from that point on.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG FLC HAS AN ABORTED ABORT FOR AN ANIMAL ON THE RWY.

Narrative: ON TKOF ROLL ON 36R AT KTUL, AT APPROX 90 KTS, I NOTICED A SMALL ANIMAL APCHING THE RWY FROM THE R HDG AT MY PLANE. I RETARDED THE THROTTLES SOME TO START AN ABORT, BUT REALIZED THAT HAD I CONTINUED THE ABORT, I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE HIT THE ANIMAL. I DECIDED TO CONTINUE THE TKOF IN AN ATTEMPT TO OUTRUN THE ANIMAL AND WAS SUCCESSFUL WITH NORMAL OPS FROM THAT POINT ON.

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.