Deer strike during takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	314364
Time
Date	199508
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sjx
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cle
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 22000 flight time type : 60
ASRS Report	314364
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

A large deer struck the nose gear at lift-off on a night flight from sjx, damaging the nosewheel and creating an unsafe indication. After determining that the aircraft was safe for flight, the flight was continued to the destination, lex, in order to burn off fuel, where an emergency landing was made. There were no injuries and the aircraft received very minor propeller damage during landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEER STRIKE DURING TKOF.

Narrative: A LARGE DEER STRUCK THE NOSE GEAR AT LIFT-OFF ON A NIGHT FLT FROM SJX, DAMAGING THE NOSEWHEEL AND CREATING AN UNSAFE INDICATION. AFTER DETERMINING THAT THE ACFT WAS SAFE FOR FLT, THE FLT WAS CONTINUED TO THE DEST, LEX, IN ORDER TO BURN OFF FUEL, WHERE AN EMER LNDG WAS MADE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE ACFT RECEIVED VERY MINOR PROP DAMAGE DURING LNDG.

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.