Potential runway incursion by deer inside airport boundary.

Attributes
ACN	287053
Time
Date	199410
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : psg
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
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 : 140 flight time total : 8000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	287053
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Flying into wrg I was informed by FSS that there was a deer inside the perimeter fence at psg (my next destination). On ground at wrg. Called company to see if this situation was ok. They said they would investigate and call back. They called back and said it was ok. I was still not satisfied, so called the next station (psg) and asked what was going on. They said there was a deer holed up in the woods inside the fence. The wooded areas inside the fence are not near the runway, but well outside near the perimeter fence. Flew to psg states worker in charge of airport told me as I approached the runway, that the runway was clear. Had airport on my side on downwind and final. No deer anywhere. Landed uneventfully. Talked to state worker on ground. Get more detailed location of deer. Deer was in a wooded area in a deep ravine. Due to local terrain, the airport is built up on top of a boggy soil base. The only direct access for the deer from the trees to the runway was in the ravine and then up a sheer rock wall that supported the runway. The state worker was not the usual airport manager, who was out hunting. I asked him on the ground if they would shoot the deer. He said probably. Fond out from state worker that deer was not shot until wed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: POTENTIAL RWY INCURSION BY DEER INSIDE ARPT BOUNDARY.

Narrative: FLYING INTO WRG I WAS INFORMED BY FSS THAT THERE WAS A DEER INSIDE THE PERIMETER FENCE AT PSG (MY NEXT DEST). ON GND AT WRG. CALLED COMPANY TO SEE IF THIS SIT WAS OK. THEY SAID THEY WOULD INVESTIGATE AND CALL BACK. THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID IT WAS OK. I WAS STILL NOT SATISFIED, SO CALLED THE NEXT STATION (PSG) AND ASKED WHAT WAS GOING ON. THEY SAID THERE WAS A DEER HOLED UP IN THE WOODS INSIDE THE FENCE. THE WOODED AREAS INSIDE THE FENCE ARE NOT NEAR THE RWY, BUT WELL OUTSIDE NEAR THE PERIMETER FENCE. FLEW TO PSG STATES WORKER IN CHARGE OF ARPT TOLD ME AS I APCHED THE RWY, THAT THE RWY WAS CLR. HAD ARPT ON MY SIDE ON DOWNWIND AND FINAL. NO DEER ANYWHERE. LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. TALKED TO STATE WORKER ON GND. GET MORE DETAILED LOCATION OF DEER. DEER WAS IN A WOODED AREA IN A DEEP RAVINE. DUE TO LCL TERRAIN, THE ARPT IS BUILT UP ON TOP OF A BOGGY SOIL BASE. THE ONLY DIRECT ACCESS FOR THE DEER FROM THE TREES TO THE RWY WAS IN THE RAVINE AND THEN UP A SHEER ROCK WALL THAT SUPPORTED THE RWY. THE STATE WORKER WAS NOT THE USUAL ARPT MGR, WHO WAS OUT HUNTING. I ASKED HIM ON THE GND IF THEY WOULD SHOOT THE DEER. HE SAID PROBABLY. FOND OUT FROM STATE WORKER THAT DEER WAS NOT SHOT UNTIL WED.

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.