On landing the flight crew's aircraft struck 2 deer.

Attributes
ACN	323949
Time
Date	199512
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : roc
State Reference	NY
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	B737-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 3100
ASRS Report	323949
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground 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:

On landing rollout at roc we struck 2 deer on the runway. By the time we saw them it was too late to abort the landing and it is likely that any attempts to avoid them would have jeopardized the safety of our crew and passenger. After we stopped the aircraft we advised the tower not to let others use the runway. We discussed having the plane towed but concluded that the aircraft steering and braking was normal, and that engine readings appeared normal so we taxied to the gate. Upon external inspection after deplaning, we concluded we had impacted one deer with the nose gear, and another with engine #1. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service within the next few days. There were no injuries to crew or passenger. Under the circumstances the deer strike was unavoidable. Only constant monitoring by ground personnel could have assured that the runways were clear of wildlife. Until wildlife learn to read 'keep out' signs, or better fences surround airports, it seems likely that this type of event will repeat itself.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON LNDG THE FLC'S ACFT STRUCK 2 DEER.

Narrative: ON LNDG ROLLOUT AT ROC WE STRUCK 2 DEER ON THE RWY. BY THE TIME WE SAW THEM IT WAS TOO LATE TO ABORT THE LNDG AND IT IS LIKELY THAT ANY ATTEMPTS TO AVOID THEM WOULD HAVE JEOPARDIZED THE SAFETY OF OUR CREW AND PAX. AFTER WE STOPPED THE ACFT WE ADVISED THE TWR NOT TO LET OTHERS USE THE RWY. WE DISCUSSED HAVING THE PLANE TOWED BUT CONCLUDED THAT THE ACFT STEERING AND BRAKING WAS NORMAL, AND THAT ENG READINGS APPEARED NORMAL SO WE TAXIED TO THE GATE. UPON EXTERNAL INSPECTION AFTER DEPLANING, WE CONCLUDED WE HAD IMPACTED ONE DEER WITH THE NOSE GEAR, AND ANOTHER WITH ENG #1. THE ACFT WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SVC WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO CREW OR PAX. UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THE DEER STRIKE WAS UNAVOIDABLE. ONLY CONSTANT MONITORING BY GND PERSONNEL COULD HAVE ASSURED THAT THE RWYS WERE CLR OF WILDLIFE. UNTIL WILDLIFE LEARN TO READ 'KEEP OUT' SIGNS, OR BETTER FENCES SURROUND ARPTS, IT SEEMS LIKELY THAT THIS TYPE OF EVENT WILL REPEAT ITSELF.

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.