Deer hit by aircraft during landing at ckb, wv. Go around completed successfully followed by success...

Attributes
ACN	479154
Time
Date	200007
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ckb.airport
State Reference	WV
Altitude	msl single value : 1222
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Brasilia EMB-120 All Series
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Flight Phase	landing : go around
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 3350 flight time type : 380
ASRS Report	479154
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : multi engine
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : less severe ground encounters : animal
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : executed go around flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Over touchdown zone runway 21 at ckb, deer was struck by left landing gear, go around executed, emergency declared, did a low approach to have fire/rescue visually inspect gear, then made an uneventful landing. Aircraft handled normal after deer strike in the air and on ground. Emergency was declared because exact condition of landing gear was uncertain. Repos flight so no passenger on board. Minimal visual damage to aircraft noted. The problem was caused by holes in the airport boundary fencing that allowed the deer airport property access. Only had a few seconds to react because the landing was made at night and deer were not seen until directly in front of the aircraft in the landing lights. Cannot think of any other way to handle the situation. If landing was continued after deer strike, we may have hit more deer (we saw 3 of them) and since we were empty and light it was easier to get the aircraft away from the ground.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DEER HIT BY ACFT DURING LNDG AT CKB, WV. GAR COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY FOLLOWED BY SUCCESSFUL LNDG.

Narrative: OVER TOUCHDOWN ZONE RWY 21 AT CKB, DEER WAS STRUCK BY L LNDG GEAR, GAR EXECUTED, EMER DECLARED, DID A LOW APCH TO HAVE FIRE/RESCUE VISUALLY INSPECT GEAR, THEN MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LNDG. ACFT HANDLED NORMAL AFTER DEER STRIKE IN THE AIR AND ON GND. EMER WAS DECLARED BECAUSE EXACT CONDITION OF LNDG GEAR WAS UNCERTAIN. REPOS FLT SO NO PAX ON BOARD. MINIMAL VISUAL DAMAGE TO ACFT NOTED. THE PROB WAS CAUSED BY HOLES IN THE ARPT BOUNDARY FENCING THAT ALLOWED THE DEER ARPT PROPERTY ACCESS. ONLY HAD A FEW SECONDS TO REACT BECAUSE THE LNDG WAS MADE AT NIGHT AND DEER WERE NOT SEEN UNTIL DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE ACFT IN THE LNDG LIGHTS. CANNOT THINK OF ANY OTHER WAY TO HANDLE THE SIT. IF LNDG WAS CONTINUED AFTER DEER STRIKE, WE MAY HAVE HIT MORE DEER (WE SAW 3 OF THEM) AND SINCE WE WERE EMPTY AND LIGHT IT WAS EASIER TO GET THE ACFT AWAY FROM THE GND.

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.

Deer hit by aircraft during landing at ckb, wv. Go around completed successfully followed by successful landing.