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Pilot of B737-400 struck deer on landing roll. Anti-skid inoperative and automatic brake disarm lights were illuminated.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 322467 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199512 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ktn |
| State Reference | AK |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : msy |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B737-400 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | landing other |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 9000 |
| ASRS Report | 322467 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Aircraft struck a deer on the runway at touchdown. Aircraft was on an ILS approach in night VMC conditions. PF (captain) saw deer ahead and slightly left during the flare with power at idle. A very slight impact was felt. Braking deceleration was normal although 'anti-skid inoperative' and 'automatic brake disarm' lights were illuminated. Braking and lateral control continued to feel normal during rollout, taxi, and parking. PNF did not see deer. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated that though the airport is fenced there may have been a break in the fence and the deer may have swam in the river, bypassing the fence. The deer was not loitering on the runway so a patrol by a vehicle may or may not have resolved the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF B737-400 STRUCK DEER ON LNDG ROLL. ANTI-SKID INOP AND AUTO BRAKE DISARM LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED.
Narrative: ACFT STRUCK A DEER ON THE RWY AT TOUCHDOWN. ACFT WAS ON AN ILS APCH IN NIGHT VMC CONDITIONS. PF (CAPT) SAW DEER AHEAD AND SLIGHTLY LEFT DURING THE FLARE WITH PWR AT IDLE. A VERY SLIGHT IMPACT WAS FELT. BRAKING DECELERATION WAS NORMAL ALTHOUGH 'ANTI-SKID INOP' AND 'AUTO BRAKE DISARM' LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. BRAKING AND LATERAL CTL CONTINUED TO FEEL NORMAL DURING ROLLOUT, TAXI, AND PARKING. PNF DID NOT SEE DEER. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED THAT THOUGH THE ARPT IS FENCED THERE MAY HAVE BEEN A BREAK IN THE FENCE AND THE DEER MAY HAVE SWAM IN THE RIVER, BYPASSING THE FENCE. THE DEER WAS NOT LOITERING ON THE RWY SO A PATROL BY A VEHICLE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE RESOLVED THE PROB.
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.