Narrative:

I set up the airplane for short-field takeoff as the runway is only 2540 ft. I began my takeoff roll and as I began to rotate, I saw a blur pass from right to left followed by a collision with (as told to me later by manchester approach) a deer. The airplane was jolted. Since I was rotating at the time of impact and the short field at lakes, I continued with the takeoff. I immediately scanned all instruments: engine was developing normal power, airspeed normal, positive rate of climb and no adverse vibration from propeller or engine. I then retracted the gear. After gear retraction, gear in transit (git) light remained illuminated, indicating a problem. After airspeed increased to 105 KIAS, I lowered the gear and received normal gear down and locked indications on the instrument panel. I then cycled the gear 2 more times whereby the git light remained illuminated and the gear indicated down and locked properly. I climbed to 3500 ft. During climb I contacted manchester approach for RA's. Manchester issued a squawk and indicated that a call was placed by lakes regional to the FSS (who in turn called manchester approach) that I had struck a deer during departure. Deer was in multiple pieces. About 15 mins into the flight I began to orbit approximately 30 mi northwest of boston to determine my next course of action. Manchester approach indicated that the manchester airport was nearby and I could obtain services there. I landed at manchester airport and found that I had no braking power on the left main wheel -- right brake functioning properly. I rolled to a stop and taxied to an FBO and parked. Upon inspection of the situation, the propeller struck the deer but appeared visually undamaged. The left door on the nose gear was torn aft approximately 75% of the door's length. The bezel surrounding the landing light was damaged on the left side. The left main gear was covered in blood, as was the left wing and the left elevator. The left gear door was torn off and brake line severed. The air intake (close to the main fuselage) on the left wing was dented very slightly, covered in deer fur. 2 rivets missing from joint to right of air intake. Aft-most part of left flap (directly behind main gear) curled up very slightly. Upon discussion with lakes regional airport manager the following day, he indicated that I struck the deer about 700-800 ft into my takeoff roll and that the deer was struck from above.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PIPER PA28 HITS DEER ON TKOF AT 8B8.

Narrative: I SET UP THE AIRPLANE FOR SHORT-FIELD TKOF AS THE RWY IS ONLY 2540 FT. I BEGAN MY TKOF ROLL AND AS I BEGAN TO ROTATE, I SAW A BLUR PASS FROM R TO L FOLLOWED BY A COLLISION WITH (AS TOLD TO ME LATER BY MANCHESTER APCH) A DEER. THE AIRPLANE WAS JOLTED. SINCE I WAS ROTATING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT AND THE SHORT FIELD AT LAKES, I CONTINUED WITH THE TKOF. I IMMEDIATELY SCANNED ALL INSTS: ENG WAS DEVELOPING NORMAL PWR, AIRSPD NORMAL, POSITIVE RATE OF CLB AND NO ADVERSE VIBRATION FROM PROP OR ENG. I THEN RETRACTED THE GEAR. AFTER GEAR RETRACTION, GEAR IN TRANSIT (GIT) LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A PROB. AFTER AIRSPD INCREASED TO 105 KIAS, I LOWERED THE GEAR AND RECEIVED NORMAL GEAR DOWN AND LOCKED INDICATIONS ON THE INST PANEL. I THEN CYCLED THE GEAR 2 MORE TIMES WHEREBY THE GIT LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE GEAR INDICATED DOWN AND LOCKED PROPERLY. I CLBED TO 3500 FT. DURING CLB I CONTACTED MANCHESTER APCH FOR RA'S. MANCHESTER ISSUED A SQUAWK AND INDICATED THAT A CALL WAS PLACED BY LAKES REGIONAL TO THE FSS (WHO IN TURN CALLED MANCHESTER APCH) THAT I HAD STRUCK A DEER DURING DEP. DEER WAS IN MULTIPLE PIECES. ABOUT 15 MINS INTO THE FLT I BEGAN TO ORBIT APPROX 30 MI NW OF BOSTON TO DETERMINE MY NEXT COURSE OF ACTION. MANCHESTER APCH INDICATED THAT THE MANCHESTER ARPT WAS NEARBY AND I COULD OBTAIN SVCS THERE. I LANDED AT MANCHESTER ARPT AND FOUND THAT I HAD NO BRAKING PWR ON THE L MAIN WHEEL -- R BRAKE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I ROLLED TO A STOP AND TAXIED TO AN FBO AND PARKED. UPON INSPECTION OF THE SIT, THE PROP STRUCK THE DEER BUT APPEARED VISUALLY UNDAMAGED. THE L DOOR ON THE NOSE GEAR WAS TORN AFT APPROX 75% OF THE DOOR'S LENGTH. THE BEZEL SURROUNDING THE LNDG LIGHT WAS DAMAGED ON THE L SIDE. THE L MAIN GEAR WAS COVERED IN BLOOD, AS WAS THE L WING AND THE L ELEVATOR. THE L GEAR DOOR WAS TORN OFF AND BRAKE LINE SEVERED. THE AIR INTAKE (CLOSE TO THE MAIN FUSELAGE) ON THE L WING WAS DENTED VERY SLIGHTLY, COVERED IN DEER FUR. 2 RIVETS MISSING FROM JOINT TO R OF AIR INTAKE. AFT-MOST PART OF L FLAP (DIRECTLY BEHIND MAIN GEAR) CURLED UP VERY SLIGHTLY. UPON DISCUSSION WITH LAKES REGIONAL ARPT MGR THE FOLLOWING DAY, HE INDICATED THAT I STRUCK THE DEER ABOUT 700-800 FT INTO MY TKOF ROLL AND THAT THE DEER WAS STRUCK FROM ABOVE.

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.