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Small aircraft pilot fails to do pre takeoff checklist. Leaves fuel selector on lowest tank. Engine fail at 100 ft AGL.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 191214 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199109 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : ues |
| State Reference | WI |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 550 |
| ASRS Report | 191214 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | observation : passenger |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe non adherence : far other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency none taken : insufficient time |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
It was a beautiful night to fly, so I picked up a friend after having flown for about 2 1/2 hours. Plane flies right wing low so I had used fuel from that tank for a large portion of the flight. Spent majority of a 1/2 hour flight describing handling the plane. Got so immersed, I forgot to do a landing checklist, on taxi back and takeoff got rushed with traffic and talking. Cannot believe I forgot to do a takeoff checklist! Took off with fuel selector on right tank. On climb out with remaining fuel in back of tanks due to acceleration and nose up attitude, engine died at 50-100 ft AGL. Landed on last 500-700 ft of runway hot and applied heavy brakes. Plane stayed straight but blew left main before running off the end of the runway onto grass. Airport manager and mechanics were called, tire replaced, plane inspected. No further damage except bald spot on right main which was replaced next day. Learned that a 500-600 hour pilot (or more) cannot afford distrs. Do the checklists!
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SMA PLT FAILS TO DO PRE TKOF CHKLIST. LEAVES FUEL SELECTOR ON LOWEST TANK. ENG FAIL AT 100 FT AGL.
Narrative: IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NIGHT TO FLY, SO I PICKED UP A FRIEND AFTER HAVING FLOWN FOR ABOUT 2 1/2 HRS. PLANE FLIES R WING LOW SO I HAD USED FUEL FROM THAT TANK FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE FLT. SPENT MAJORITY OF A 1/2 HR FLT DESCRIBING HANDLING THE PLANE. GOT SO IMMERSED, I FORGOT TO DO A LNDG CHKLIST, ON TAXI BACK AND TKOF GOT RUSHED WITH TFC AND TALKING. CANNOT BELIEVE I FORGOT TO DO A TKOF CHKLIST! TOOK OFF WITH FUEL SELECTOR ON R TANK. ON CLBOUT WITH REMAINING FUEL IN BACK OF TANKS DUE TO ACCELERATION AND NOSE UP ATTITUDE, ENG DIED AT 50-100 FT AGL. LANDED ON LAST 500-700 FT OF RWY HOT AND APPLIED HVY BRAKES. PLANE STAYED STRAIGHT BUT BLEW L MAIN BEFORE RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RWY ONTO GRASS. ARPT MGR AND MECHS WERE CALLED, TIRE REPLACED, PLANE INSPECTED. NO FURTHER DAMAGE EXCEPT BALD SPOT ON R MAIN WHICH WAS REPLACED NEXT DAY. LEARNED THAT A 500-600 HR PLT (OR MORE) CANNOT AFFORD DISTRS. DO THE CHKLISTS!
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.