Narrative:

While departing pvc, I struck a deer. The impact occurred just as my C402C had reached rotation speed at 95 KIAS. The deer struck 5 1/2 inches outboard of the right engine nacelle. This meant that the point of impact was invisible from the cockpit due to the engine nacelle. From my perspective the actual event was simply a flash of movement at the moment of rotation followed by a slight bump, or thud, and we were airborne. A quick scan of all system and gauges revealed nothing amiss so I decided to continue to our destination, bos, only 25 mins away. After establishing on cruise at 4000 ft, I noticed that the right fuel gauge was at zero. However, since the engine was running normally, I guessed that the sensing system must have been damaged by the impact with the deer. About 5 mins later, I noticed the fuel flow on the right side began to fluctuate. 2-3 mins later while over weymouth NAS, at about 5-7 mins from bos, the right engine failed. Since I knew that the deer strike had caused some sort of damage that had caused the failure, I did not elect to xfeed fuel. I secured the engine, declared the emergency, and proceeded to land at bos. Subsequent examination of the right wing revealed a 12 inch gash in the leading edge and underside of the wing that had allowed all of the fuel for the right side to drain away.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF AN ACR C402C COMMUTER STRUCK A DEER DURING TKOF AND AFTER CHKING ACFT SYS DURING CLB CONTINUED ON TO DEST. JUST PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT DEST THE R ENG QUIT DUE FUEL STARVATION AS ALL R SIDE FUEL DRAINED OUT DUE TO WING DAMAGE. THE RPTR SECURED THE ENG, DECLARED AN EMER AND LANDED.

Narrative: WHILE DEPARTING PVC, I STRUCK A DEER. THE IMPACT OCCURRED JUST AS MY C402C HAD REACHED ROTATION SPD AT 95 KIAS. THE DEER STRUCK 5 1/2 INCHES OUTBOARD OF THE R ENG NACELLE. THIS MEANT THAT THE POINT OF IMPACT WAS INVISIBLE FROM THE COCKPIT DUE TO THE ENG NACELLE. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE THE ACTUAL EVENT WAS SIMPLY A FLASH OF MOVEMENT AT THE MOMENT OF ROTATION FOLLOWED BY A SLIGHT BUMP, OR THUD, AND WE WERE AIRBORNE. A QUICK SCAN OF ALL SYS AND GAUGES REVEALED NOTHING AMISS SO I DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO OUR DEST, BOS, ONLY 25 MINS AWAY. AFTER ESTABLISHING ON CRUISE AT 4000 FT, I NOTICED THAT THE R FUEL GAUGE WAS AT ZERO. HOWEVER, SINCE THE ENG WAS RUNNING NORMALLY, I GUESSED THAT THE SENSING SYS MUST HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY THE IMPACT WITH THE DEER. ABOUT 5 MINS LATER, I NOTICED THE FUEL FLOW ON THE R SIDE BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE. 2-3 MINS LATER WHILE OVER WEYMOUTH NAS, AT ABOUT 5-7 MINS FROM BOS, THE R ENG FAILED. SINCE I KNEW THAT THE DEER STRIKE HAD CAUSED SOME SORT OF DAMAGE THAT HAD CAUSED THE FAILURE, I DID NOT ELECT TO XFEED FUEL. I SECURED THE ENG, DECLARED THE EMER, AND PROCEEDED TO LAND AT BOS. SUBSEQUENT EXAM OF THE R WING REVEALED A 12 INCH GASH IN THE LEADING EDGE AND UNDERSIDE OF THE WING THAT HAD ALLOWED ALL OF THE FUEL FOR THE R SIDE TO DRAIN AWAY.

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.