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C310 pilot was surprised by deer on the runway following a night landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 824249 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200902 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | CEW.Airport |
| State Reference | FL |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Cessna 310/T310C |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Multiengine Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 25 Flight Crew Total 6112 Flight Crew Type 625 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird |
Narrative:
I turned on the runway lights (pilot controlled lighting) prior to the FAF while being vectored for an ILS approach to runway 17 at crestview; fl (cew). I canceled IFR with eglin approach control at the FAF and announced my position and landing intentions on the CTAF/unicom frequency. I then executed the approach in VMC conditions. The temperature was 12 degrees C; dew point was 11 degrees C. It had been raining and the runway was damp with partial drying. Touched down in the first 500 ft of the runway. I encountered three deer on the runway approximately 5-10 seconds after touchdown during the rollout. I didn't have time to react with braking or evasive action. The deer bolted out of the way just before an impending impact. The deer weren't visible during the approach or touchdown. I can't think of anything out of the ordinary that a pilot could do to avoid this situation short of doing a low approach and full traffic pattern. This isn't a normal procedure nor is it one I'd recommend as a normal procedure; especially at night. I do recommend that more stringent measures ie; fences; high frequency noise; lights or other measures be taken to discourage and prevent wildlife from entering and loitering in runway environments; especially during nighttime operations. This was an extremely dangerous and scary situation. It was pure luck that it didn't turn into a disaster.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C310 pilot was surprised by deer on the runway following a night landing.
Narrative: I turned on the runway lights (PCL) prior to the FAF while being vectored for an ILS approach to Runway 17 at Crestview; FL (CEW). I canceled IFR with Eglin Approach Control at the FAF and announced my position and landing intentions on the CTAF/UNICOM frequency. I then executed the approach in VMC conditions. The temperature was 12 degrees C; dew point was 11 degrees C. It had been raining and the runway was damp with partial drying. Touched down in the first 500 FT of the runway. I encountered three deer on the runway approximately 5-10 seconds after touchdown during the rollout. I didn't have time to react with braking or evasive action. The deer bolted out of the way just before an impending impact. The deer weren't visible during the approach or touchdown. I can't think of anything out of the ordinary that a pilot could do to avoid this situation short of doing a low approach and full traffic pattern. This isn't a normal procedure nor is it one I'd recommend as a normal procedure; especially at night. I do recommend that more stringent measures ie; fences; high frequency noise; lights or other measures be taken to discourage and prevent wildlife from entering and loitering in runway environments; especially during nighttime operations. This was an extremely dangerous and scary situation. It was pure luck that it didn't turn into a disaster.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.