Narrative:

On the morning of apr/xa/00, I was acting as first officer. We taxied from the ramp to runway 31 in houghton, mi (cmx). We were advised by unicom that the wind was calm, visibility 30 mi and clear skies. After receiving our clearance to msp from ZMP, we taxied onto runway 31 for our departure. We then began our takeoff roll. Approximately 1/2 way down the runway, short of V1, the captain noticed a group of about 7 deer approaching the runway. An aborted takeoff was immediately executed, we were attempting to stop or slow as much as possible in order to avoid the group of deer. We struck 1 or 2 of the deer with the left engine. No further incident occurred. Although, the aircraft was heavily damaged, we were able to taxi back to the ramp to offload the passenger.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR ABORTS TKOF AT CMX, MI, BUT NOT IN TIME TO MISS THE DEER ON THE RWY.

Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF APR/XA/00, I WAS ACTING AS FO. WE TAXIED FROM THE RAMP TO RWY 31 IN HOUGHTON, MI (CMX). WE WERE ADVISED BY UNICOM THAT THE WIND WAS CALM, VISIBILITY 30 MI AND CLR SKIES. AFTER RECEIVING OUR CLRNC TO MSP FROM ZMP, WE TAXIED ONTO RWY 31 FOR OUR DEP. WE THEN BEGAN OUR TKOF ROLL. APPROX 1/2 WAY DOWN THE RWY, SHORT OF V1, THE CAPT NOTICED A GROUP OF ABOUT 7 DEER APCHING THE RWY. AN ABORTED TKOF WAS IMMEDIATELY EXECUTED, WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO STOP OR SLOW AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO AVOID THE GROUP OF DEER. WE STRUCK 1 OR 2 OF THE DEER WITH THE L ENG. NO FURTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. ALTHOUGH, THE ACFT WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED, WE WERE ABLE TO TAXI BACK TO THE RAMP TO OFFLOAD THE PAX.

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.