Narrative:

This incident occurred before sunrise at gnv. I was doing the takeoff. While on takeoff roll as the captain called 'V2,' I saw a deer in the middle of the runway in front of us. The deer hit the airplane and the anti-skid and automatic brake disarm lights illuminated. I told the captain, 'we hit a deer.' I continued the takeoff and climbed to our assigned altitude. At this point the captain took the airplane and I referred to the pom and arm and called company radio to get assistance in finding a VFR field for landing. Dispatch recommended dab, but ATC had already recommended tpa to the captain. The captain decided on tpa for WX, runway length and maintenance. We discussed our confign and decided to leave the gear down en route to tpa because of possible, unknown damage to the landing gear. While en route to tpa we noticed the a system hydraulic reservoir level was decreasing. When on long final we lowered the flaps to the landing position to ensure a proper landing confign prior to losing all a system hydraulic fluid and to ensure symmetric flap position prior to landing. We were cleared to land on runway 18L, but requested runway 18R since it is longer. On short final the a system hydraulic fluid had decreased to about 1 gallon. As we settled on the runway and began slowing the plane started shaking violently and began pulling to the right. We thought we had 1 or 2 flat tires on the right main landing gear. The captain used the nosewheel steering to control the airplane and bring it back to centerline. We stopped just past 7000 ft down the runway on centerline. Maintenance informed us no tires were flat, but the 'scissor linkage' on the right main landing gear had been broken and a hydraulic line had been broken. The passenger deplaned down an airstair and bussed to the terminal.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: STRUCK DEER ON TKOF BREAKING THE R MAIN GEAR SCISSOR LINKAGE, ANTI-SKID SYS LINE AND THE HYD LINE TO THE BRAKE.

Narrative: THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED BEFORE SUNRISE AT GNV. I WAS DOING THE TKOF. WHILE ON TKOF ROLL AS THE CAPT CALLED 'V2,' I SAW A DEER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RWY IN FRONT OF US. THE DEER HIT THE AIRPLANE AND THE ANTI-SKID AND AUTO BRAKE DISARM LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I TOLD THE CAPT, 'WE HIT A DEER.' I CONTINUED THE TKOF AND CLBED TO OUR ASSIGNED ALT. AT THIS POINT THE CAPT TOOK THE AIRPLANE AND I REFERRED TO THE POM AND ARM AND CALLED COMPANY RADIO TO GET ASSISTANCE IN FINDING A VFR FIELD FOR LNDG. DISPATCH RECOMMENDED DAB, BUT ATC HAD ALREADY RECOMMENDED TPA TO THE CAPT. THE CAPT DECIDED ON TPA FOR WX, RWY LENGTH AND MAINT. WE DISCUSSED OUR CONFIGN AND DECIDED TO LEAVE THE GEAR DOWN ENRTE TO TPA BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE, UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO THE LNDG GEAR. WHILE ENRTE TO TPA WE NOTICED THE A SYS HYD RESERVOIR LEVEL WAS DECREASING. WHEN ON LONG FINAL WE LOWERED THE FLAPS TO THE LNDG POS TO ENSURE A PROPER LNDG CONFIGN PRIOR TO LOSING ALL A SYS HYD FLUID AND TO ENSURE SYMMETRIC FLAP POS PRIOR TO LNDG. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 18L, BUT REQUESTED RWY 18R SINCE IT IS LONGER. ON SHORT FINAL THE A SYS HYD FLUID HAD DECREASED TO ABOUT 1 GALLON. AS WE SETTLED ON THE RWY AND BEGAN SLOWING THE PLANE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND BEGAN PULLING TO THE R. WE THOUGHT WE HAD 1 OR 2 FLAT TIRES ON THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR. THE CAPT USED THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING TO CTL THE AIRPLANE AND BRING IT BACK TO CTRLINE. WE STOPPED JUST PAST 7000 FT DOWN THE RWY ON CTRLINE. MAINT INFORMED US NO TIRES WERE FLAT, BUT THE 'SCISSOR LINKAGE' ON THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR HAD BEEN BROKEN AND A HYD LINE HAD BEEN BROKEN. THE PAX DEPLANED DOWN AN AIRSTAIR AND BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL.

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.