A C172 pilot encountered 2 deer on landing rollout, striking one with the propeller.

Attributes
ACN	525989
Time
Date	200110
Day	Mon
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : boi.tower
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 1.2 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 450
ASRS Report	525989
Person 2
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	ground encounters : animal
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Environmental Factor Airport
Primary Problem	Airport

Narrative:

Upon landing, during the rollout, 2 deer ran from the left to the right, across the runway. We saw the deer approach, and we applied maximum braking. 1 deer ran into the propeller, killing it instantly. The airport is not attended at night, so we removed the deer remains from the runway, and notified the airport the next day. The aircraft was left with a repair shop on the airport for inspection. There appeared to be no damage to the aircraft. Our rapid application of maximum braking kept this a minor event. The event took place at night and we only had about 1.5 - 2 seconds to respond. The warning about deer appears in numerous airport directories. If the deer are this much of a problem, there must be a way to mitigate the situation. Better fence or methods to secure the deer should be employed. If this had been an air carrier flight (ie, turboprop) this event could have been much worse. Instead of just reporting this as a problem, a solution should be found to end the deer problem.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A C172 PLT ENCOUNTERED 2 DEER ON LNDG ROLLOUT, STRIKING ONE WITH THE PROP.

Narrative: UPON LNDG, DURING THE ROLLOUT, 2 DEER RAN FROM THE L TO THE R, ACROSS THE RWY. WE SAW THE DEER APPROACH, AND WE APPLIED MAX BRAKING. 1 DEER RAN INTO THE PROP, KILLING IT INSTANTLY. THE ARPT IS NOT ATTENDED AT NIGHT, SO WE REMOVED THE DEER REMAINS FROM THE RWY, AND NOTIFIED THE ARPT THE NEXT DAY. THE ACFT WAS LEFT WITH A REPAIR SHOP ON THE ARPT FOR INSPECTION. THERE APPEARED TO BE NO DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. OUR RAPID APPLICATION OF MAX BRAKING KEPT THIS A MINOR EVENT. THE EVENT TOOK PLACE AT NIGHT AND WE ONLY HAD ABOUT 1.5 - 2 SECONDS TO RESPOND. THE WARNING ABOUT DEER APPEARS IN NUMEROUS ARPT DIRECTORIES. IF THE DEER ARE THIS MUCH OF A PROB, THERE MUST BE A WAY TO MITIGATE THE SIT. BETTER FENCE OR METHODS TO SECURE THE DEER SHOULD BE EMPLOYED. IF THIS HAD BEEN AN ACR FLT (IE, TURBOPROP) THIS EVENT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. INSTEAD OF JUST RPTING THIS AS A PROB, A SOLUTION SHOULD BE FOUND TO END THE DEER PROB.

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.