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GA pilot reported a rejected take-off resulted in a runway excursion and contact with a perimeter fence.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1566944 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201808 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801-2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft High Wing 1 Eng Fixed Gear |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Takeoff |
| Route In Use | Direct |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 6 Flight Crew Total 62 Flight Crew Type 5.5 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Ground Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control Ground Event / Encounter Object |
Narrative:
Rolled up to the end of the grass strip with flaps down and set up for a short soft field takeoff. Nose wheel came up at 45 knots but speed was not increasing; so I made the decision to reject takeoff halfway down the runway seeing 85-ft tall trees that we would not have cleared had we attempted to take-off. I immediately pulled power and mixture and applied brakes. However; we did not stop in time before hitting the chain link fence at the end of the strip due to hitting a hump in the middle of the strip. We were only going 10-15kt when we struck the fence. Had there been 15-20 feet more room; we would have stopped before the fence. End of the prop became twisted; there was a dent in the left aileron; and the nosecone had some paint damage; but otherwise the aircraft structure was fine. I was able to restart the engine and taxi the airplane back to the grass tie-downs where it is currently sitting. Weather was clear and wind was calm. Used the grass strip due to other traffic on the concrete runway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: GA pilot reported a rejected take-off resulted in a runway excursion and contact with a perimeter fence.
Narrative: Rolled up to the end of the grass strip with flaps down and set up for a short soft field takeoff. Nose wheel came up at 45 knots but speed was not increasing; so I made the decision to reject takeoff halfway down the runway seeing 85-ft tall trees that we would not have cleared had we attempted to take-off. I immediately pulled power and mixture and applied brakes. However; we did not stop in time before hitting the chain link fence at the end of the strip due to hitting a hump in the middle of the strip. We were only going 10-15kt when we struck the fence. Had there been 15-20 feet more room; we would have stopped before the fence. End of the prop became twisted; there was a dent in the left aileron; and the nosecone had some paint damage; but otherwise the aircraft structure was fine. I was able to restart the engine and taxi the airplane back to the grass tie-downs where it is currently sitting. Weather was clear and wind was calm. Used the grass strip due to other traffic on the concrete runway.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.