# Was it a flying deer? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 15, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936 "2017-02-15T21:15:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/1 "2017-02-15T21:15:15Z")
That was my first thought after hearing about the [American Airlines jet that had to make an emergency landing after striking a deer](http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article132868979.html). ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/2 "2017-02-15T21:19:24Z")
Rudolph? ---
**Author:** ![Casey1505](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dc4da7/32.png) [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/3 "2017-02-15T21:29:14Z")
> [@](#): > > In 2015, birds were involved in about 96 percent of the reported strikes, terrestrial mammals in 1.6 percent, bats in 2.3 percent and **reptiles in 0.3 percent** , according to the report. –bolding mine This made me giggle. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2017, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/4 "2017-02-15T21:58:17Z")
Could have been no eye deer. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/5 "2017-02-16T22:11:44Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Rudolph? Blink your nose if you can hear me!!! ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/6 "2017-02-16T23:59:19Z")
you really don’t want to be the mechanic that services the landing gear after a deer strike. ---
**Author:** ![JerrySTL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@JerrySTL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerrySTL)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/7 "2017-02-17T01:37:50Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > you really don’t want to be the mechanic that services the landing gear after a deer strike. I was that mechanic once. Aircraft hit a deer while landing. Took out two brake lines and a small landing gear door. Fortunately the braking system is redundant so having half the brake lines leaking badly on one side didn’t cause any problems. Deer guts inside the hot brakes was another matter. We removed most of the broken landing gear door and linkage. Put on two new brake lines. Replaced the two tires on that side for good measure. Washed down the landing gear. With a minimal crew, they flew the aircraft back to it’s home station about 300 miles away with the gear pinned in the down position and stayed at a low altitude and speed. The aircraft received a more thorough inspection when it got back home. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Lingel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/karen_lingel/32/18649_2.png) [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/8 "2017-02-17T02:18:49Z")
This is what I love about the Dope. You need a guy with first-hand knowledge of deer guts inside hot airplane brakes – there he is! ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/9 "2017-02-17T04:02:56Z")
Yes, indeed. Quite staggering, really. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/10 "2017-02-17T04:36:37Z")
> [@Kimballkid](#): > > Rudolph? He is history now… ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/11 "2017-02-17T04:39:06Z")
I think what they hit was a polar bear. A puffin told me. Well, if reindeer can fly, why not polar bears? It stands to reason! ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/12 "2017-02-17T07:01:50Z")
> [@Celyn](#): > > Yes, indeed. Quite staggering, really. It took me a bit, but d’oh! ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/13 "2017-02-18T14:46:12Z")
I mentioned this to a co-worker. She asked “Was it on the runway?” I so wanted to say NO! ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/14 "2017-02-18T15:09:55Z")
> [@Karen\_Lingel](#): > > This is what I love about the Dope. You need a guy with first-hand knowledge of deer guts inside hot airplane brakes – there he is! “Would anyone like to trade for the Venison Meal?” “I’ll take a wing…” ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/15 "2017-02-20T03:35:38Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > It took me a bit, but d’oh! 🙂 As in d’oh, a deer, a female deer, ray, a drop of golden sun …? ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-a-flying-deer/779936/16 "2017-02-20T03:39:34Z")
> [@Count\_Blucher](#): > > “Would anyone like to trade for the Venison Meal?” > “I’ll take a wing…” Heh. 😃 Like that dish “Buffalo Wings”, the name of which causes strange mental images. Yep, I get that it comes from Buffalo, the place, but that wasn’t what first occurred to me. :smack: