Commuter aircraft hits deer on runway at takeoff. Able to abort.

Attributes
ACN	225030
Time
Date	199211
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cdr
State Reference	NE
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Dawn
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 270 flight time total : 4500
ASRS Report	225030
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 0
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

After taxi from cdr terminal, we received clearance from columbus FSS on 122.5. We did our before takeoff and final items checklist. We began our ground roll. At about 85-90 KTS, 10-15 KTS below V1, I saw 3 deer crossing the runway. I tried to hop the deer by pulling back on the yoke briskly. I was able to get airborne, however, I didn't clear the last deer. I felt a thump under the aircraft so I aborted takeoff and taxied back to the terminal. There we discovered the animal had damaged the propeller and landing gear doors. We need a fence put around the cor airport! Barb wire doesn't keep the game off the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER ACFT HITS DEER ON RWY AT TKOF. ABLE TO ABORT.

Narrative: AFTER TAXI FROM CDR TERMINAL, WE RECEIVED CLRNC FROM COLUMBUS FSS ON 122.5. WE DID OUR BEFORE TKOF AND FINAL ITEMS CHKLIST. WE BEGAN OUR GND ROLL. AT ABOUT 85-90 KTS, 10-15 KTS BELOW V1, I SAW 3 DEER XING THE RWY. I TRIED TO HOP THE DEER BY PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE BRISKLY. I WAS ABLE TO GET AIRBORNE, HOWEVER, I DIDN'T CLR THE LAST DEER. I FELT A THUMP UNDER THE ACFT SO I ABORTED TKOF AND TAXIED BACK TO THE TERMINAL. THERE WE DISCOVERED THE ANIMAL HAD DAMAGED THE PROP AND LNDG GEAR DOORS. WE NEED A FENCE PUT AROUND THE COR ARPT! BARB WIRE DOESN'T KEEP THE GAME OFF THE RWY.

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.