Atx ptl hits deer at Y31.

Attributes
ACN	177186
Time
Date	199105
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : y31
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Dusk
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 170 flight time total : 2600 flight time type : 800
ASRS Report	177181
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Qualification	other other : other
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Just after T/D on runway 27 at Y31, a deer ran onto the runway and was struck by my aircraft. The resulting damage was not substantial and did not meet the accident reporting requirements of far 830. The deer was not killed in the incident. Y31 has been a problem airport for deer on the runway. In the last 4 months, our company aircraft have hit 2 deer. We have tried everything from making low passes before landing to firing noise makers from a shot gun at them. So far the best deterrent has been to have the local WX observer drive up and down the runway prior to our landing. This has a limited effect and is not always available. Our director of maintenance is currently looking in to mounting deer whistles on our gear doors.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ATX PTL HITS DEER AT Y31.

Narrative: JUST AFTER T/D ON RWY 27 AT Y31, A DEER RAN ONTO THE RWY AND WAS STRUCK BY MY ACFT. THE RESULTING DAMAGE WAS NOT SUBSTANTIAL AND DID NOT MEET THE ACCIDENT RPTING REQUIREMENTS OF FAR 830. THE DEER WAS NOT KILLED IN THE INCIDENT. Y31 HAS BEEN A PROB ARPT FOR DEER ON THE RWY. IN THE LAST 4 MONTHS, OUR COMPANY ACFT HAVE HIT 2 DEER. WE HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING FROM MAKING LOW PASSES BEFORE LNDG TO FIRING NOISE MAKERS FROM A SHOT GUN AT THEM. SO FAR THE BEST DETERRENT HAS BEEN TO HAVE THE LCL WX OBSERVER DRIVE UP AND DOWN THE RWY PRIOR TO OUR LNDG. THIS HAS A LIMITED EFFECT AND IS NOT ALWAYS AVAILABLE. OUR DIRECTOR OF MAINT IS CURRENTLY LOOKING IN TO MOUNTING DEER WHISTLES ON OUR GEAR DOORS.

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.