ASRS 1937796
ACN 1937796 · 2022-09 · Small Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Jet pilot reported a near collision just before landing with a deer on the runway at OWD airport and performed a go-around.
Pilot narrative
Verbatim, de-identified by NASA. Placeholders: ZZZ,
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I was flying from right seat on this personal flight back from west coast, last leg. I am very familiar with this airport, and I am aware that around dusk, deer congregate on and around runway. My worst fear became reality when in the flare we saw a big deer running from left to right towards us. I immediate initiated an emergency go around, slammed the throttles full forward and pitched up to avoid a collision. In the subsequent go around procedures I may have exceeded the flaps retraction speeds, because of the adrenaline rush and the "whoa" factor. At level off attitude composed myself and cleaned up airplane per AFM. No damage done, and we avoided the deer. Returned to airport and after runway sweep by FBO, conducted uneventful landing. Contributing factor, fatigue, after long flight, broken fence at the airport, hence numerous wildlife especially at dusk. Informed authorities after event to please address the issue.
NASA classification · Anomalies
- Conflict
- Deviation - Speed
- Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural
- Ground Event / Encounter
NASA classification · Assessments
- Contributing Factors / Situations
- Environment - Non Weather Related · Human Factors
- Primary Problem
- Environment - Non Weather Related
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