LR25 crew hit a deer on landing roll on runway 6 at 4a7.

Attributes
ACN	415882
Time
Date	199810
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0001 To 0600
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 4a7
State Reference	GA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Learjet 25
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 3163 flight time type : 2600
ASRS Report	415882
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
ATC Facility	other physical facility
Airport	procedure or policy : unspecified

Narrative:

On the morning of oct/xa/98 at approximately XX35, my copilot and I were landing a lear 25 on runway 6 at clayton county-tara field airport in hampton, GA. It was a part 91 flight, the WX was VFR with a 5-10 KT wind from the east. We landed, deployed the spoilers and thrust reversers and held the nose of the airplane off of the ground. As we slowed through 100 KTS, a 300 pound (approximately) deer ran in front of us from right to left. I held the nose of the airplane in the air. The deer passed under the cockpit and was struck by the left main gear. We taxied to the ramp and surveyed the damage. The damage to the airplane was minor. Then we removed the deer from the runway. This seems to be a real hazard at this particular airport, for there are always large numbers of deer around the runway at night. A possible solution would be a 10-12 ft high fence around the perimeter of the airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: LR25 CREW HIT A DEER ON LNDG ROLL ON RWY 6 AT 4A7.

Narrative: ON THE MORNING OF OCT/XA/98 AT APPROX XX35, MY COPLT AND I WERE LNDG A LEAR 25 ON RWY 6 AT CLAYTON COUNTY-TARA FIELD ARPT IN HAMPTON, GA. IT WAS A PART 91 FLT, THE WX WAS VFR WITH A 5-10 KT WIND FROM THE E. WE LANDED, DEPLOYED THE SPOILERS AND THRUST REVERSERS AND HELD THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE OFF OF THE GND. AS WE SLOWED THROUGH 100 KTS, A 300 LB (APPROX) DEER RAN IN FRONT OF US FROM R TO L. I HELD THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE IN THE AIR. THE DEER PASSED UNDER THE COCKPIT AND WAS STRUCK BY THE L MAIN GEAR. WE TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND SURVEYED THE DAMAGE. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS MINOR. THEN WE REMOVED THE DEER FROM THE RWY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A REAL HAZARD AT THIS PARTICULAR ARPT, FOR THERE ARE ALWAYS LARGE NUMBERS OF DEER AROUND THE RWY AT NIGHT. A POSSIBLE SOLUTION WOULD BE A 10-12 FT HIGH FENCE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE ARPT.

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.