Aborted takeoff on private strip. Contact with bushes and tall grass.

Attributes
ACN	111486
Time
Date	198905
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : w137
State Reference	WI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 247 flight time total : 1520 flight time type : 57
ASRS Report	111486
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

I was flying to a private grass strip. We made it in just 5. Prior to departing the field we walked it and determined the best means of departing it. As for our preflight planning, we were in cg, weight and balance fine, performance tables required 1800' to departure or ground roll including a 50' obstacle. As we departed we had approximately 2800'. Airspeed built and we should have been airborne by 57 KIAS after building to 65 KIAS, and the end of the runway approaching I aborted and veered into some bushes and tall grass, producing some damage to the aircraft. 3 on board, no one injured. Things that contributed to incident: not a flat surface, somewhat hilly, somewhat soft. Always add more than 20% to land ground roll on performance charts (we used 20%, wasn't enough). Don't rely on performance charts solely. Always have a point that if you are not airborne yet, abort the roll.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ABORTED TKOF ON PRIVATE STRIP. CONTACT WITH BUSHES AND TALL GRASS.

Narrative: I WAS FLYING TO A PVT GRASS STRIP. WE MADE IT IN JUST 5. PRIOR TO DEPARTING THE FIELD WE WALKED IT AND DETERMINED THE BEST MEANS OF DEPARTING IT. AS FOR OUR PREFLT PLANNING, WE WERE IN CG, WT AND BAL FINE, PERFORMANCE TABLES REQUIRED 1800' TO DEP OR GND ROLL INCLUDING A 50' OBSTACLE. AS WE DEPARTED WE HAD APPROX 2800'. AIRSPD BUILT AND WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AIRBORNE BY 57 KIAS AFTER BUILDING TO 65 KIAS, AND THE END OF THE RWY APCHING I ABORTED AND VEERED INTO SOME BUSHES AND TALL GRASS, PRODUCING SOME DAMAGE TO THE ACFT. 3 ON BOARD, NO ONE INJURED. THINGS THAT CONTRIBUTED TO INCIDENT: NOT A FLAT SURFACE, SOMEWHAT HILLY, SOMEWHAT SOFT. ALWAYS ADD MORE THAN 20% TO LAND GND ROLL ON PERFORMANCE CHARTS (WE USED 20%, WASN'T ENOUGH). DON'T RELY ON PERFORMANCE CHARTS SOLELY. ALWAYS HAVE A POINT THAT IF YOU ARE NOT AIRBORNE YET, ABORT THE ROLL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.