Pilot of banner tow aircraft lands after banner drop and during taxi has a deer cross the taxiway. A...

Attributes
ACN	374957
Time
Date	199707
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : blm
State Reference	NJ
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : shv
Operator	other
Make Model Name	PA-18/19 Super Cub
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	ground other : taxi
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 710 flight time type : 350
ASRS Report	374957
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was in a piper super cub towing a local banner at the beach. I arrived back at allaire airport and dropped the banner and came in for a landing on runway 14. After an uneventful landing, a deer shot across the runway near the second taxiway from the approach end of runway 14. I stepped on the brakes and being that this is a tailwheel aircraft, the plane went on its nose causing the propeller to strike the runway. The damage was not substantial since the crankshaft was not bent and did not need an engine overhaul. In hindsight I cannot really say how I could have prevented this situation since it happened so quickly. The only other alternative was to turn sharply to the right which would have put me in a ditch alongside the runway. Had I used any lesser amount of brakes, the chances of hitting the deer would have been very good.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF BANNER TOW ACFT LANDS AFTER BANNER DROP AND DURING TAXI HAS A DEER CROSS THE TXWY. APPLYING BRAKES ABRUPTLY THE ACFT NOSES OVER DAMAGING THE PROP.

Narrative: I WAS IN A PIPER SUPER CUB TOWING A LCL BANNER AT THE BEACH. I ARRIVED BACK AT ALLAIRE ARPT AND DROPPED THE BANNER AND CAME IN FOR A LNDG ON RWY 14. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG, A DEER SHOT ACROSS THE RWY NEAR THE SECOND TXWY FROM THE APCH END OF RWY 14. I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND BEING THAT THIS IS A TAILWHEEL ACFT, THE PLANE WENT ON ITS NOSE CAUSING THE PROP TO STRIKE THE RWY. THE DAMAGE WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL SINCE THE CRANKSHAFT WAS NOT BENT AND DID NOT NEED AN ENG OVERHAUL. IN HINDSIGHT I CANNOT REALLY SAY HOW I COULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS SIT SINCE IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY. THE ONLY OTHER ALTERNATIVE WAS TO TURN SHARPLY TO THE R WHICH WOULD HAVE PUT ME IN A DITCH ALONGSIDE THE RWY. HAD I USED ANY LESSER AMOUNT OF BRAKES, THE CHANCES OF HITTING THE DEER WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY GOOD.

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.

Pilot of banner tow aircraft lands after banner drop and during taxi has a deer cross the taxiway. Applying brakes abruptly the aircraft noses over damaging the propeller.