Narrative:

We had just touched down on runway 20 at marion, il when first officer said he saw a deer on the right side of the runway, approximately 200' in front of aircraft. Just then, another deer appeared in our visibility field on the left side of the runway, about 300' in front of the aircraft. Both deer were traveling (running) left to right, and it became apparent that we were going to hit the deer to our left. Deer passed under the nose of the aircraft and was struck by the right propeller. Strike was accompanied by a slight thud and did not cause any control or handling problems with the aircraft. Landing rollout was normal. Engine was shutdown upon exiting the runway. Inspection revealed that 1 of the 4 propeller blades was bent back about 5', starting about 8' from the propeller tip. Damage to internal engine parts (if any) not available at this time. No other external damage noted. Note: your best defense against collisions with deer, birds or livestock is to be aware of the danger that it will present ahead of time and be prepared to deal with the damage it will cause to your aircraft. Each situation will be different and will warrant a different response. As far as how to keep deer off the airport, I'll leave that to the experts. Higher fences, high frequency noise generators, maybe vegetable gardens just outside the airport property will do the trick.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER LTT HIT A DEER AFTER LNDG AT MWA. ARPT HAS A DEER WARNING ON ARPT CHART.

Narrative: WE HAD JUST TOUCHED DOWN ON RWY 20 AT MARION, IL WHEN F/O SAID HE SAW A DEER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RWY, APPROX 200' IN FRONT OF ACFT. JUST THEN, ANOTHER DEER APPEARED IN OUR VIS FIELD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RWY, ABOUT 300' IN FRONT OF THE ACFT. BOTH DEER WERE TRAVELING (RUNNING) LEFT TO RIGHT, AND IT BECAME APPARENT THAT WE WERE GOING TO HIT THE DEER TO OUR LEFT. DEER PASSED UNDER THE NOSE OF THE ACFT AND WAS STRUCK BY THE RIGHT PROP. STRIKE WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SLIGHT THUD AND DID NOT CAUSE ANY CTL OR HANDLING PROBS WITH THE ACFT. LNDG ROLLOUT WAS NORMAL. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN UPON EXITING THE RWY. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT 1 OF THE 4 PROP BLADES WAS BENT BACK ABOUT 5', STARTING ABOUT 8' FROM THE PROP TIP. DAMAGE TO INTERNAL ENG PARTS (IF ANY) NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME. NO OTHER EXTERNAL DAMAGE NOTED. NOTE: YOUR BEST DEFENSE AGAINST COLLISIONS WITH DEER, BIRDS OR LIVESTOCK IS TO BE AWARE OF THE DANGER THAT IT WILL PRESENT AHEAD OF TIME AND BE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH THE DAMAGE IT WILL CAUSE TO YOUR ACFT. EACH SITUATION WILL BE DIFFERENT AND WILL WARRANT A DIFFERENT RESPONSE. AS FAR AS HOW TO KEEP DEER OFF THE ARPT, I'LL LEAVE THAT TO THE EXPERTS. HIGHER FENCES, HIGH FREQ NOISE GENERATORS, MAYBE VEGETABLE GARDENS JUST OUTSIDE THE ARPT PROPERTY WILL DO THE TRICK.

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.