Air carrier medium large transport hits deer on runway in a night operation. Aircraft damaged. Forei...

Attributes
ACN	242709
Time
Date	199305
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 8700 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	242709
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1000
ASRS Report	242833
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : anomaly accepted
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

While operating flight from ord to pit on evening of may/sun/93 it appeared a deer struck the left main landing gear upon landing rollout approximately 2000-2500 ft from the approach end of runway 28L. After the impact the remainder of the rollout was normal with no abnormalities concerning directional control, braking, or engine operation noted. We exited runway 28L at taxiway C3, turned the aircraft to the northeast and notified the tower controller and asked if he saw any damage. He viewed us with binoculars and noted nothing abnormal. Left/right hydraulic system quantities and pressures remained constant and normal as did brake pressures. The parking brake was then set, and I opened my clear view window and looked outside to note any damage. I saw none and observing all other aircraft system operating normal, I decided to continue to the gate. Prior to taxi the flight attendants and passenger were informed as to what had happened and our intentions. Upon our arrival at the gate, the dispatcher of the flight was notified by myself and informed of the deer strike as was the operations duty manager. Supplemental information from acn 242833: the deer hit the left gear and caused damage to flaps.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR MLG HITS DEER ON RWY IN A NIGHT OP. ACFT DAMAGED. FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE ANIMAL.

Narrative: WHILE OPERATING FLT FROM ORD TO PIT ON EVENING OF MAY/SUN/93 IT APPEARED A DEER STRUCK THE L MAIN LNDG GEAR UPON LNDG ROLLOUT APPROX 2000-2500 FT FROM THE APCH END OF RWY 28L. AFTER THE IMPACT THE REMAINDER OF THE ROLLOUT WAS NORMAL WITH NO ABNORMALITIES CONCERNING DIRECTIONAL CTL, BRAKING, OR ENG OP NOTED. WE EXITED RWY 28L AT TXWY C3, TURNED THE ACFT TO THE NE AND NOTIFIED THE TWR CTLR AND ASKED IF HE SAW ANY DAMAGE. HE VIEWED US WITH BINOCULARS AND NOTED NOTHING ABNORMAL. L/R HYD SYS QUANTITIES AND PRESSURES REMAINED CONSTANT AND NORMAL AS DID BRAKE PRESSURES. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS THEN SET, AND I OPENED MY CLR VIEW WINDOW AND LOOKED OUTSIDE TO NOTE ANY DAMAGE. I SAW NONE AND OBSERVING ALL OTHER ACFT SYS OPERATING NORMAL, I DECIDED TO CONTINUE TO THE GATE. PRIOR TO TAXI THE FLT ATTENDANTS AND PAX WERE INFORMED AS TO WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND OUR INTENTIONS. UPON OUR ARR AT THE GATE, THE DISPATCHER OF THE FLT WAS NOTIFIED BY MYSELF AND INFORMED OF THE DEER STRIKE AS WAS THE OPS DUTY MGR. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM ACN 242833: THE DEER HIT THE L GEAR AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO FLAPS.

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.

Air carrier medium large transport hits deer on runway in a night operation. Aircraft damaged. Foreign object damage animal.