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A light aircraft pilot landing at UUU at night reported striking and killing a deer shortly after touchdown.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 903358 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201008 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | UUU.Airport |
| State Reference | RI |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft Low Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | None |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 18.6 Flight Crew Total 398.4 Flight Crew Type 21 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird |
Narrative:
While conducting a night-landing on runway 22 at newport state airport (UUU); on or about the time the main gear wheels touched down; a deer; which had run onto the runway; suddenly appeared; illuminated by the landing light a few feet directly in front of the aircraft. After the deer disappeared beneath the cowling I felt the aircraft shudder. I continued with the landing; rolled to the end of the runway; and cleared the runway via a taxiway. The engine was still running after the impact. While taxiing the aircraft; I transmitted a warning to all aircraft in the area via the airport CTAF. After shutting the airplane down; I walked briskly back to the runway to determine the final location of the deer; which I could now see in the distance; lay dead in the center of the runway. I noticed another airplane in the area; and dialed 911 to get help clearing the deer as I ran back to the airplane to transmit another warning. Upon reaching the airplane; I transmitted another warning; this time specifying a dead deer was on runway 22 and made contact with the inbound aircraft. The inbound aircraft aborted its landing; and eventually landed on another available runway. Local officials arrived shortly after; assisted with the deer and traffic; and the airport was eventually reopened.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A light aircraft pilot landing at UUU at night reported striking and killing a deer shortly after touchdown.
Narrative: While conducting a night-landing on Runway 22 at Newport State Airport (UUU); on or about the time the main gear wheels touched down; a deer; which had run onto the runway; suddenly appeared; illuminated by the landing light a few feet directly in front of the aircraft. After the deer disappeared beneath the cowling I felt the aircraft shudder. I continued with the landing; rolled to the end of the runway; and cleared the runway via a taxiway. The engine was still running after the impact. While taxiing the aircraft; I transmitted a warning to all aircraft in the area via the airport CTAF. After shutting the airplane down; I walked briskly back to the runway to determine the final location of the deer; which I could now see in the distance; lay dead in the center of the runway. I noticed another airplane in the area; and dialed 911 to get help clearing the deer as I ran back to the airplane to transmit another warning. Upon reaching the airplane; I transmitted another warning; this time specifying a dead deer was on Runway 22 and made contact with the inbound aircraft. The inbound aircraft aborted its landing; and eventually landed on another available runway. Local officials arrived shortly after; assisted with the deer and traffic; and the airport was eventually reopened.
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.