Narrative:

During the landing phrase at pkb airport, runway 3, my BE58 baron collided with a deer. Several deer were on the right side of runway 3 in the grass area many yards away, not an uncommon sight at pkb. I've noted this many times before, but they always stayed there in the past. At touchdown, 2 deer started to cross in front of me from right to left. One turned away, and was not a factor. The other, however, continued on its course across the runway at full speed. At this point, a go around maneuver or any directional deviation to avoid the deer was deemed to be too risky, for fear of hitting even harder under full power and losing total control. My plane struck the deer in what I believed to be the underside of the left wing, outboard of the left engine nacelle. Upon arrival at the ramp, I deplaned my 2 passenger and visually inspected the aircraft. There was blood and small amounts of tissue on the underside of the wing. The only damage visible, was a bent tie-down ring. I inspected the propeller, engine nacelle and all areas on the left side of the aircraft, and found no other damage. I completed an extensive run-up ground check and found everything normal. I had 2 passenger aboard upon landing at pkb and picked up another one for a continuing flight to cmh. The passenger were anxious to leave, due to a meeting in columbus. We then continued on to cmh, and returned later in the day to pkb and crw, our point of origin. At the second landing at pkb, the tower controller informed me (during taxi for takeoff when almost to the runway) that the airport manager had requested I contact her to file a situation form. I told him I would phone her upon arrival back at crw and comply by facsimile or whatever method preferred. It was then that I learned the deer had been severed into 2 pieces. Although there was no engine stoppage, and no visible damage to the propeller, I realized the possibility of a propeller strike at that time. Had I concluded this before departing pkb the first time, I would have terminated the flight until a chkout by maintenance. The cure: create a better restraining system (fence) to help keep deer off the airport.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A BE58 ENCOUNTERED A DEER ON LNDG ROLLOUT AT PKB ARPT, WV.

Narrative: DURING THE LNDG PHRASE AT PKB ARPT, RWY 3, MY BE58 BARON COLLIDED WITH A DEER. SEVERAL DEER WERE ON THE R SIDE OF RWY 3 IN THE GRASS AREA MANY YARDS AWAY, NOT AN UNCOMMON SIGHT AT PKB. I'VE NOTED THIS MANY TIMES BEFORE, BUT THEY ALWAYS STAYED THERE IN THE PAST. AT TOUCHDOWN, 2 DEER STARTED TO CROSS IN FRONT OF ME FROM R TO L. ONE TURNED AWAY, AND WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE OTHER, HOWEVER, CONTINUED ON ITS COURSE ACROSS THE RWY AT FULL SPD. AT THIS POINT, A GAR MANEUVER OR ANY DIRECTIONAL DEV TO AVOID THE DEER WAS DEEMED TO BE TOO RISKY, FOR FEAR OF HITTING EVEN HARDER UNDER FULL PWR AND LOSING TOTAL CTL. MY PLANE STRUCK THE DEER IN WHAT I BELIEVED TO BE THE UNDERSIDE OF THE L WING, OUTBOARD OF THE L ENG NACELLE. UPON ARR AT THE RAMP, I DEPLANED MY 2 PAX AND VISUALLY INSPECTED THE ACFT. THERE WAS BLOOD AND SMALL AMOUNTS OF TISSUE ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE WING. THE ONLY DAMAGE VISIBLE, WAS A BENT TIE-DOWN RING. I INSPECTED THE PROP, ENG NACELLE AND ALL AREAS ON THE L SIDE OF THE ACFT, AND FOUND NO OTHER DAMAGE. I COMPLETED AN EXTENSIVE RUN-UP GND CHK AND FOUND EVERYTHING NORMAL. I HAD 2 PAX ABOARD UPON LNDG AT PKB AND PICKED UP ANOTHER ONE FOR A CONTINUING FLT TO CMH. THE PAX WERE ANXIOUS TO LEAVE, DUE TO A MEETING IN COLUMBUS. WE THEN CONTINUED ON TO CMH, AND RETURNED LATER IN THE DAY TO PKB AND CRW, OUR POINT OF ORIGIN. AT THE SECOND LNDG AT PKB, THE TWR CTLR INFORMED ME (DURING TAXI FOR TKOF WHEN ALMOST TO THE RWY) THAT THE ARPT MGR HAD REQUESTED I CONTACT HER TO FILE A SIT FORM. I TOLD HIM I WOULD PHONE HER UPON ARR BACK AT CRW AND COMPLY BY FAX OR WHATEVER METHOD PREFERRED. IT WAS THEN THAT I LEARNED THE DEER HAD BEEN SEVERED INTO 2 PIECES. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO ENG STOPPAGE, AND NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE PROP, I REALIZED THE POSSIBILITY OF A PROP STRIKE AT THAT TIME. HAD I CONCLUDED THIS BEFORE DEPARTING PKB THE FIRST TIME, I WOULD HAVE TERMINATED THE FLT UNTIL A CHKOUT BY MAINT. THE CURE: CREATE A BETTER RESTRAINING SYS (FENCE) TO HELP KEEP DEER OFF 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.