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Pilot of small aircraft perceives aircraft to lack necessary performance for takeoff and aborts. Aircraft runes off the end of the runway. Pilot had previously drained tans and burned fuel to bring aircraft within proper weight and balance limits.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 152551 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199007 |
| Day | Wed |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 1d2 |
| State Reference | MI |
| 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, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff ground : preflight other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 235 flight time type : 130 |
| ASRS Report | 152551 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Ambiguous |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
Anticipated pleasure flight to osh from plymouth-canton, mi, mettetal airport. Prior to departure, weight and balance performed and calculated to be within gross weight upon removal of 10 gals of fuel. 5 gals removed from gascolator. Additional 5 gals flown off aircraft prior to departure. Runway 36 utilized as winds were 290 degrees at 4 KTS. Utilized 10 degree flaps. During takeoff roll, aircraft did not appear to accelerate sufficiently to allow for obstacle clearance. Decision was made to abort takeoff. Actual stop of aircraft not completed within confines of airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: PLT OF SMA PERCEIVES ACFT TO LACK NECESSARY PERFORMANCE FOR TKOF AND ABORTS. ACFT RUNES OFF THE END OF THE RWY. PLT HAD PREVIOUSLY DRAINED TANS AND BURNED FUEL TO BRING ACFT WITHIN PROPER WEIGHT AND BALANCE LIMITS.
Narrative: ANTICIPATED PLEASURE FLT TO OSH FROM PLYMOUTH-CANTON, MI, METTETAL ARPT. PRIOR TO DEP, WT AND BAL PERFORMED AND CALCULATED TO BE WITHIN GROSS WT UPON REMOVAL OF 10 GALS OF FUEL. 5 GALS REMOVED FROM GASCOLATOR. ADDITIONAL 5 GALS FLOWN OFF ACFT PRIOR TO DEP. RWY 36 UTILIZED AS WINDS WERE 290 DEGS AT 4 KTS. UTILIZED 10 DEG FLAPS. DURING TKOF ROLL, ACFT DID NOT APPEAR TO ACCELERATE SUFFICIENTLY TO ALLOW FOR OBSTACLE CLRNC. DECISION WAS MADE TO ABORT TKOF. ACTUAL STOP OF ACFT NOT COMPLETED WITHIN CONFINES OF ARPT.
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.