Grumman cheetah meets deer on runway 15 1m1, ar. Cheetah 1 -- deer 0.

Attributes
ACN	518780
Time
Date	200107
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 1m1.airport
State Reference	AR
Altitude	agl single value : 4
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Grumman American Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 38.5 flight time total : 225.1 flight time type : 124.2
ASRS Report	518780
Events
Anomaly	conflict : ground critical ground encounters : animal other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : deer 2
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airport
Primary Problem	Airport
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

Around XA45, I was solo, regaining night currency for an upcoming trip. Winds were light from the south (5 KTS). Took off on runway 17 after a baron landed. Flew normal right pattern, landed runway 17. Taxied back and took off on runway 17. Turned right crosswind runway 17, then downwind runway 23 for a crosswind landing on runway 23. Rolled to the end of runway 23, turned around and took off on runway 5. Just after rotating, about 4 ft up and around 65 KTS, a deer hit the left wheel. Even though there was quite a bit of runway left, I elected to climb, turn left crosswind for runway 5, and then a left base for runway 17. I wanted to be into the wind and have the whole runway. Landing was normal, wheel and brakes worked fine. Only minor damage -- just left wheel fairing. Observations: 1) we must do something about deer on airport. 2) activity doesn't keep dear away. 3) making a low pass before landing will not scare the deer away before a landing.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GRUMMAN CHEETAH MEETS DEER ON RWY 15 1M1, AR. CHEETAH 1 -- DEER 0.

Narrative: AROUND XA45, I WAS SOLO, REGAINING NIGHT CURRENCY FOR AN UPCOMING TRIP. WINDS WERE LIGHT FROM THE S (5 KTS). TOOK OFF ON RWY 17 AFTER A BARON LANDED. FLEW NORMAL R PATTERN, LANDED RWY 17. TAXIED BACK AND TOOK OFF ON RWY 17. TURNED R XWIND RWY 17, THEN DOWNWIND RWY 23 FOR A XWIND LNDG ON RWY 23. ROLLED TO THE END OF RWY 23, TURNED AROUND AND TOOK OFF ON RWY 5. JUST AFTER ROTATING, ABOUT 4 FT UP AND AROUND 65 KTS, A DEER HIT THE L WHEEL. EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF RWY LEFT, I ELECTED TO CLB, TURN L XWIND FOR RWY 5, AND THEN A L BASE FOR RWY 17. I WANTED TO BE INTO THE WIND AND HAVE THE WHOLE RWY. LNDG WAS NORMAL, WHEEL AND BRAKES WORKED FINE. ONLY MINOR DAMAGE -- JUST L WHEEL FAIRING. OBSERVATIONS: 1) WE MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT DEER ON ARPT. 2) ACTIVITY DOESN'T KEEP DEAR AWAY. 3) MAKING A LOW PASS BEFORE LNDG WILL NOT SCARE THE DEER AWAY BEFORE A LNDG.

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.