Dead deer on landing runway.

Attributes
ACN	287818
Time
Date	199411
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : bwi
State Reference	MD
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 50
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : bwi
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Commercial Fixed Wing
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 10000 flight time type : 3500
ASRS Report	287818
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 controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On approach at 1000 ft AGL runway 33L bwi ATC reported aircraft ahead 'thought' he saw a deer near the touchdown zone and wasn't sure if he hit it. ATC asked our intentions apparently in case we wanted to go around. I thought this would be silly because somebody 'thought' they saw a deer. However, I elected to land a bit longer in case. In our flare we passed over a deer carcass at the 1000 ft mark at the far left side of the runway.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEAD DEER ON LNDG RWY.

Narrative: ON APCH AT 1000 FT AGL RWY 33L BWI ATC RPTED ACFT AHEAD 'THOUGHT' HE SAW A DEER NEAR THE TOUCHDOWN ZONE AND WASN'T SURE IF HE HIT IT. ATC ASKED OUR INTENTIONS APPARENTLY IN CASE WE WANTED TO GAR. I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE SILLY BECAUSE SOMEBODY 'THOUGHT' THEY SAW A DEER. HOWEVER, I ELECTED TO LAND A BIT LONGER IN CASE. IN OUR FLARE WE PASSED OVER A DEER CARCASS AT THE 1000 FT MARK AT THE FAR L SIDE OF 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.