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Takeoff roll, sudden gust, aircraft WX-vanes off runway. Nose strut collapse, wing tip damaged on nose-over.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 148432 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199006 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : orc |
| State Reference | IA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : syr |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 3 flight time total : 283 flight time type : 273 |
| ASRS Report | 148432 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : far other anomaly other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Was indicating 35-40 mph during takeoff from runway 34. Wind was about 10-20 KTS and varying at 280 degrees. Sudden gust WX-vaned the plane abruptly to the left, off the concrete and onto the grass, causing nose wheel strut to collapse, blade strike and dent in right wing tip when aircraft nosed over. Pilot was 8 days out of medical at time of incident. Pilot renewed medical 3 days later.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: TKOF ROLL, SUDDEN GUST, ACFT WX-VANES OFF RWY. NOSE STRUT COLLAPSE, WING TIP DAMAGED ON NOSE-OVER.
Narrative: WAS INDICATING 35-40 MPH DURING TKOF FROM RWY 34. WIND WAS ABOUT 10-20 KTS AND VARYING AT 280 DEGS. SUDDEN GUST WX-VANED THE PLANE ABRUPTLY TO THE LEFT, OFF THE CONCRETE AND ONTO THE GRASS, CAUSING NOSE WHEEL STRUT TO COLLAPSE, BLADE STRIKE AND DENT IN RIGHT WING TIP WHEN ACFT NOSED OVER. PLT WAS 8 DAYS OUT OF MEDICAL AT TIME OF INCIDENT. PLT RENEWED MEDICAL 3 DAYS LATER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.