Beware of deer when flying

PROVO, Utah - A plane owned by Utah Valley State College sustained $50,000 in damage when it slammed into a deer during a landing. The Diamond DA42 Twin Star hit the deer at 1 a.m. MDT on Aug. 22, said Mario Markides, UVSC flight operations manager. As part of training, pilots fly at night. The deer died.

"The big problem is you can't swerve," Markides said of seeing deer on the runway at the Provo airport.

The airport is near Utah Lake, in an area where deer find food and shelter.

"Wherever you provide habitat for an animal, they find that niche," said Craig Clyde, wildlife-program manager at the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources.