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While landing at dusk at jgg, amphibious pusher confign small aircraft struck deer with left main gear. Gear shorn from aircraft, touchdown was made with the right main gear and belly. Aircraft eventually exited runway and came to a stop after a modest ground loop about the left float.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 595424 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200309 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : jgg.airport |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 280 flight time total : 11000 flight time type : 70 |
| ASRS Report | 595424 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | excursion : runway ground encounters : animal ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : landed in emergency condition |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor Airport |
| Primary Problem | Environmental Factor |
Narrative:
While landing at jgg, we hit a pregnant deer with the left landing gear just before touchdown. The impact sheared off the left main landing gear. I was able to maintain aircraft control until airspeed decayed and the airplane started to settle on its belly. Departed the runway to the left approximately 1000 ft after impact. As the airplane slowed, the left float contacted the ground and spun the aircraft approximately 120 degrees, crushing the left float. I shut down the engines as we departed the runway. Damage to the airplane was the left gear and float.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: WHILE LNDG AT DUSK AT JGG, AMPHIBIOUS PUSHER CONFIGN SMA STRUCK DEER WITH L MAIN GEAR. GEAR SHORN FROM ACFT, TOUCHDOWN WAS MADE WITH THE R MAIN GEAR AND BELLY. ACFT EVENTUALLY EXITED RWY AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER A MODEST GND LOOP ABOUT THE L FLOAT.
Narrative: WHILE LNDG AT JGG, WE HIT A PREGNANT DEER WITH THE L LNDG GEAR JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE IMPACT SHEARED OFF THE L MAIN LNDG GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN ACFT CTL UNTIL AIRSPD DECAYED AND THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO SETTLE ON ITS BELLY. DEPARTED THE RWY TO THE L APPROX 1000 FT AFTER IMPACT. AS THE AIRPLANE SLOWED, THE L FLOAT CONTACTED THE GND AND SPUN THE ACFT APPROX 120 DEGS, CRUSHING THE L FLOAT. I SHUT DOWN THE ENGS AS WE DEPARTED THE RWY. DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS THE L GEAR AND FLOAT.
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.