Propeller of GA small transport hit the ground during takeoff. Pilot pulled the gear up too soon.

Attributes
ACN	160549
Time
Date	199010
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : tuh
State Reference	TN
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 Transport, Low Wing, 2 Recip Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 22 flight time total : 2356 flight time type : 525
ASRS Report	160549
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : regained aircraft control none taken : detected after the fact other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

In process of taking off. 5 passenger, luggage. Limited fuel--5027 pounds total. Wanted to get landing gear out of way as soon as possible. Had hand on gear switch. Plane was about to fly. At slight dip in runway aircraft appeared off ground. Hit up gear switch. Nose started down. I pulled it up, but left propeller tip ticked asphalt runway and quick burst. Continued on off to pattern altitude, around pattern and landed runway 18. To ramp, shut down, checked damage. Left propeller lost about 3/4' off each tip.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PROPELLER OF GA SMT HIT THE GND DURING TKOF. PLT PULLED THE GEAR UP TOO SOON.

Narrative: IN PROCESS OF TAKING OFF. 5 PAX, LUGGAGE. LIMITED FUEL--5027 LBS TOTAL. WANTED TO GET LNDG GEAR OUT OF WAY ASAP. HAD HAND ON GEAR SWITCH. PLANE WAS ABOUT TO FLY. AT SLIGHT DIP IN RWY ACFT APPEARED OFF GND. HIT UP GEAR SWITCH. NOSE STARTED DOWN. I PULLED IT UP, BUT LEFT PROP TIP TICKED ASPHALT RWY AND QUICK BURST. CONTINUED ON OFF TO PATTERN ALT, AROUND PATTERN AND LANDED RWY 18. TO RAMP, SHUT DOWN, CHKED DAMAGE. LEFT PROP LOST ABOUT 3/4' OFF EACH TIP.

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.