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A pilot failed to place the engine fuel mixture control in the rich position prior to landing and the engine did not develop go around power to avoid deer on the runway. As a result the aircraft settled on to the runway gear up.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 856796 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Final Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Powerplant Fuel System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Maintenance Powerplant Maintenance Airframe |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 40 Flight Crew Total 30000 Flight Crew Type 2000 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird Ground Event / Encounter Gear Up Landing Ground Excursion Runway Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
Approximately 100 feet above touch down a group of deer proceeded to cross the runway; a go around was initiated. Power was advanced and the gear retracted; the engine started developing power; then suddenly stopped developing power. The mixture control was determined to be still in the lean position. The mixture was advanced as the airplane settled onto the runway. The airplane skidded to a stop approximately 10 feet off the runway surface. One runway light was struck and the airplane was damaged. There was no damage to the pilot and there were no passengers.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A Pilot failed to place the engine fuel mixture control in the rich position prior to landing and the engine did not develop go around power to avoid deer on the runway. As a result the aircraft settled on to the runway gear up.
Narrative: Approximately 100 feet above touch down a group of Deer proceeded to cross the runway; a go around was initiated. Power was advanced and the gear retracted; the engine started developing power; then suddenly stopped developing power. The mixture control was determined to be still in the lean position. The mixture was advanced as the airplane settled onto the runway. The airplane skidded to a stop approximately 10 feet off the runway surface. One runway light was struck and the airplane was damaged. There was no damage to the pilot and there were no passengers.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.