A landing SF340 hits 1 of 8 deer seen on the runway during a night operation.

Attributes
ACN	418287
Time
Date	199810
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : esc airport : esc
State Reference	MI
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	SF 340A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 3100 flight time type : 1300
ASRS Report	418287
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 4000 flight time type : 330
ASRS Report	418913
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

Upon landing in escanaba, mi, we were decelerating through about 100 KTS when we saw a herd of deer on the right side of the runway. We were landing runway 9. The captain immediately went into full reverse and used full brakes while still maintaining the centerline. The deer went to our left and we missed about 7, but struck 1 with our nose gear at about 60-70 KTS. We came to a full stop and called for crash fire rescue equipment to come out and inspect us on the runway. After about 20 mins, we were told everything looked ok, that the deer only hit our nose gear and everything seemed ok. We taxied to parking and unloaded the passenger. Upon inspection of the aircraft, there was a flat right front tire, a broken landing light, and deer blood over everything. There were no other actions taken except to notify our company. Supplemental information from acn 418913: airport is surrounded by 9 ft fence, but deer continue to be a problem. There needs to be a concerted effort made by airport management to see all breaches in fences be remedied. We were fortunate that we did not hit the rest of the 8 (or so), make contact with engines, propellers or were any faster.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A LNDG SF340 HITS 1 OF 8 DEER SEEN ON THE RWY DURING A NIGHT OP.

Narrative: UPON LNDG IN ESCANABA, MI, WE WERE DECELERATING THROUGH ABOUT 100 KTS WHEN WE SAW A HERD OF DEER ON THE R SIDE OF THE RWY. WE WERE LNDG RWY 9. THE CAPT IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO FULL REVERSE AND USED FULL BRAKES WHILE STILL MAINTAINING THE CTRLINE. THE DEER WENT TO OUR L AND WE MISSED ABOUT 7, BUT STRUCK 1 WITH OUR NOSE GEAR AT ABOUT 60-70 KTS. WE CAME TO A FULL STOP AND CALLED FOR CFR TO COME OUT AND INSPECT US ON THE RWY. AFTER ABOUT 20 MINS, WE WERE TOLD EVERYTHING LOOKED OK, THAT THE DEER ONLY HIT OUR NOSE GEAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OK. WE TAXIED TO PARKING AND UNLOADED THE PAX. UPON INSPECTION OF THE ACFT, THERE WAS A FLAT R FRONT TIRE, A BROKEN LNDG LIGHT, AND DEER BLOOD OVER EVERYTHING. THERE WERE NO OTHER ACTIONS TAKEN EXCEPT TO NOTIFY OUR COMPANY. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 418913: ARPT IS SURROUNDED BY 9 FT FENCE, BUT DEER CONTINUE TO BE A PROB. THERE NEEDS TO BE A CONCERTED EFFORT MADE BY ARPT MGMNT TO SEE ALL BREACHES IN FENCES BE REMEDIED. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT WE DID NOT HIT THE REST OF THE 8 (OR SO), MAKE CONTACT WITH ENGS, PROPS OR WERE ANY FASTER.

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.