STRUCK DEER ON TKOF BREAKING THE R MAIN GEAR SCISSOR LINKAGE; ANTI-SKID SYS LINE AND THE HYD LINE TO THE BRAKE.
Synopsis
STRUCK DEER ON TKOF BREAKING THE R MAIN GEAR SCISSOR LINKAGE; ANTI-SKID SYS LINE AND THE HYD LINE TO THE BRAKE.
Narrative
THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED BEFORE SUNRISE AT GNV. I WAS DOING THE TKOF. WHILE ON TKOF ROLL AS THE CAPT CALLED 'V2;' I SAW A DEER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RWY IN FRONT OF US. THE DEER HIT THE AIRPLANE AND THE ANTI-SKID AND AUTO BRAKE DISARM LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. I TOLD THE CAPT; 'WE HIT A DEER.' I CONTINUED THE TKOF AND CLBED TO OUR ASSIGNED ALT. AT THIS POINT THE CAPT TOOK THE AIRPLANE AND I REFERRED TO THE POM AND ARM AND CALLED COMPANY RADIO TO GET ASSISTANCE IN FINDING A VFR FIELD FOR LNDG. DISPATCH RECOMMENDED DAB; BUT ATC HAD ALREADY RECOMMENDED TPA TO THE CAPT. THE CAPT DECIDED ON TPA FOR WX; RWY LENGTH AND MAINT. WE DISCUSSED OUR CONFIGN AND DECIDED TO LEAVE THE GEAR DOWN ENRTE TO TPA BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE; UNKNOWN DAMAGE TO THE LNDG GEAR. WHILE ENRTE TO TPA WE NOTICED THE A SYS HYD RESERVOIR LEVEL WAS DECREASING. WHEN ON LONG FINAL WE LOWERED THE FLAPS TO THE LNDG POS TO ENSURE A PROPER LNDG CONFIGN PRIOR TO LOSING ALL A SYS HYD FLUID AND TO ENSURE SYMMETRIC FLAP POS PRIOR TO LNDG. WE WERE CLRED TO LAND ON RWY 18L; BUT REQUESTED RWY 18R SINCE IT IS LONGER. ON SHORT FINAL THE A SYS HYD FLUID HAD DECREASED TO ABOUT 1 GALLON. AS WE SETTLED ON THE RWY AND BEGAN SLOWING THE PLANE STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND BEGAN PULLING TO THE R. WE THOUGHT WE HAD 1 OR 2 FLAT TIRES ON THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR. THE CAPT USED THE NOSEWHEEL STEERING TO CTL THE AIRPLANE AND BRING IT BACK TO CTRLINE. WE STOPPED JUST PAST 7000 FT DOWN THE RWY ON CTRLINE. MAINT INFORMED US NO TIRES WERE FLAT; BUT THE 'SCISSOR LINKAGE' ON THE R MAIN LNDG GEAR HAD BEEN BROKEN AND A HYD LINE HAD BEEN BROKEN. THE PAX DEPLANED DOWN AN AIRSTAIR AND BUSSED TO THE TERMINAL.
Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.