Cessna 402/402C/B379 Businessliner/Utiliner
Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP); Flight Crew Instrument; Flight Crew Multiengine
Ground Event / Encounter Person / Animal / Bird
Air Traffic Control Provided Assistance; Aircraft Aircraft Damaged; Flight Crew Took Evasive Action; General Maintenance Action
Airport; Environment - Non Weather Related; Procedure
Landing on runway XX at ZZZ on my last flight of the night; I was on my ground rollout between 50-60 knots. I noticed ahead of us there were at least 3 deer running out on the runway. I had little time to react; and I engaged maximum braking in an attempt to avoid making direct contact with them.One of the deer was struck directly by the nose gear at a speed of approximately 30-40 knots. The deer appeared to go under the aircraft's left front side; without making contact with either of the propellers. The aircraft came to a complete stop; and was shutdown on the runway. No passengers or crew were injured in the incident. The plane was deboarded on the runway. The passengers were shuttled to the terminal.
C402 Captain reported a deer strike during a night landing.