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Private pilot of an small aircraft, AG5BR, struck a deer crossing the runway during takeoff at a non controled airport. The aircraft continued on and landed at another airport. The aircraft right main gear, and elevator counterweight reportedly struck the deer during the incident.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 381068 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199709 |
| Day | Thu |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : lnn |
| State Reference | OH |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 5 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 93 flight time total : 294 flight time type : 268 |
| ASRS Report | 381068 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | conflict : ground critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Sep/xx/97, at lost nation airport in VFR after raising the flaps and applying full power on the third touch and go, I noticed a deer trotting across the active runway directly in front of my AG5B/right. I pulled hard on the yoke but made contact with the deer with the right main landing gear and right elevator counterweight. Not knowing if I had a main landing gear, I elected to continue the much-reduced climb to cgf where 2 low passes for ground crews confirm I had 3 wheels. The landing was uneventful. To prevent the situation, install taller fences at lnn.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PVT PLT OF AN SMA, AG5BR, STRUCK A DEER XING THE RWY DURING TKOF AT A NON CTLED ARPT. THE ACFT CONTINUED ON AND LANDED AT ANOTHER ARPT. THE ACFT R MAIN GEAR, AND ELEVATOR COUNTERWEIGHT REPORTEDLY STRUCK THE DEER DURING THE INCIDENT.
Narrative: SEP/XX/97, AT LOST NATION ARPT IN VFR AFTER RAISING THE FLAPS AND APPLYING FULL PWR ON THE THIRD TOUCH AND GO, I NOTICED A DEER TROTTING ACROSS THE ACTIVE RWY DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF MY AG5B/R. I PULLED HARD ON THE YOKE BUT MADE CONTACT WITH THE DEER WITH THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR AND R ELEVATOR COUNTERWEIGHT. NOT KNOWING IF I HAD A MAIN LNDG GEAR, I ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE MUCH-REDUCED CLB TO CGF WHERE 2 LOW PASSES FOR GND CREWS CONFIRM I HAD 3 WHEELS. THE LNDG WAS UNEVENTFUL. TO PREVENT THE SIT, INSTALL TALLER FENCES AT LNN.
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.