Aircraft collides with deer landing at night at W97.

Attributes
ACN	421825
Time
Date	199812
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w97
State Reference	VA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 45
ASRS Report	421825
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Aircraft was slowing through approximately 30 mph on landing rollout when 2 deer moved quickly into path of aircraft resulting in killing one outright and injuring other which ran off. No time allowable to maneuver to miss them or effectively stop aircraft. Damage to aircraft appears to be limited to muffler/exhaust stack and lower cowling plus foot step on left strut was broken loose. Fields on both sides of runway were grown over with 2-4 ft brush which hid deer from view. This needs to be mowed down and has been discussed with FBO. Incident was reported immediately to local law enforcement and FAA via call to leesburg FSS.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT COLLIDES WITH DEER LNDG AT NIGHT AT W97.

Narrative: ACFT WAS SLOWING THROUGH APPROX 30 MPH ON LNDG ROLLOUT WHEN 2 DEER MOVED QUICKLY INTO PATH OF ACFT RESULTING IN KILLING ONE OUTRIGHT AND INJURING OTHER WHICH RAN OFF. NO TIME ALLOWABLE TO MANEUVER TO MISS THEM OR EFFECTIVELY STOP ACFT. DAMAGE TO ACFT APPEARS TO BE LIMITED TO MUFFLER/EXHAUST STACK AND LOWER COWLING PLUS FOOT STEP ON L STRUT WAS BROKEN LOOSE. FIELDS ON BOTH SIDES OF RWY WERE GROWN OVER WITH 2-4 FT BRUSH WHICH HID DEER FROM VIEW. THIS NEEDS TO BE MOWED DOWN AND HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH FBO. INCIDENT WAS RPTED IMMEDIATELY TO LCL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FAA VIA CALL TO LEESBURG FSS.

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.