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C150 on night takeoff hit deer that launched aircraft into the air. Elected to continue takeoff and flew to nearby airport. Minor damage to aircraft.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 353693 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199611 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 44n |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 150 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 35 flight time total : 560 flight time type : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 353693 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
During night takeoff, deer ran into path. Ensuing collision launched aircraft. With less than 1/2 runway, full fuel and 2 adults aboard I decided not to abort. Completed takeoff and flew to a nearby airport and made an uneventful landing. Damage to aircraft minor. Flight distance approximately 6 mi.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C150 ON NIGHT TKOF HIT DEER THAT LAUNCHED ACFT INTO THE AIR. ELECTED TO CONTINUE TKOF AND FLEW TO NEARBY ARPT. MINOR DAMAGE TO ACFT.
Narrative: DURING NIGHT TKOF, DEER RAN INTO PATH. ENSUING COLLISION LAUNCHED ACFT. WITH LESS THAN 1/2 RWY, FULL FUEL AND 2 ADULTS ABOARD I DECIDED NOT TO ABORT. COMPLETED TKOF AND FLEW TO A NEARBY ARPT AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. DAMAGE TO ACFT MINOR. FLT DISTANCE APPROX 6 MI.
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.