<< >> NASA ASRS Report 116689, July 1989

Small aircraft aircraft aborting takeoff on grass field slid off runway across a road ending up in a ditch. Aircraft damaged.

Attributes
ACN	116689
Time
Date	198907
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 02f
State Reference	TX
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 230 flight time total : 3780 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	116689
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other
Situations
Airport	other physical facility

Narrative:

During short and soft field takeoff practice, we applied full power, acceleration proceeded normal. At 50 KTS it 'sagged' on power and slowed to 40 KTS and would not accelerate upon which we closed the throttle to idle and began braking. We were unable to get any braking effect due to dew-wet grass, and slid across a road hitting the ditch and bent the nose wheel and slightly bent the propeller. (One blade).

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA ACFT ABORTING TKOF ON GRASS FIELD SLID OFF RWY ACROSS A ROAD ENDING UP IN A DITCH. ACFT DAMAGED.

Narrative: DURING SHORT AND SOFT FIELD TKOF PRACTICE, WE APPLIED FULL POWER, ACCELERATION PROCEEDED NORMAL. AT 50 KTS IT 'SAGGED' ON POWER AND SLOWED TO 40 KTS AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UPON WHICH WE CLOSED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND BEGAN BRAKING. WE WERE UNABLE TO GET ANY BRAKING EFFECT DUE TO DEW-WET GRASS, AND SLID ACROSS A ROAD HITTING THE DITCH AND BENT THE NOSE WHEEL AND SLIGHTLY BENT THE PROP. (ONE BLADE).

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.