Narrative:

We were cleared for takeoff on runway 04R at lafayette regional airport, lafayette, la. As we accelerated, high and low areas in the runway became obvious. It was a rough ride down the runway. That runway has a lot of patches in it and I really had to hold on to my nosewheel tiller. It was terribly rough. Aircraft jumping up and down. At 1 point we actually stopped accelerating according to the airspeed indicator. That runway is in terrible shape. After liftoff I advised the tower about the terrible condition of runway 04R. No answer!!! Not their problem I guess! They heard me, told me to contact departure control. I'm trying to avoid takeoff on runway 04R.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: COMMUTER PIC RPTR CONCERNED OVER ARPT PROBLEM RWY IN THAT RWY CONDITION SURFACE ROUGHNESS MAKES HIS TKOF PROC MOST DIFFICULT IN MAINTAINING ACFT CTL.

Narrative: WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF ON RWY 04R AT LAFAYETTE REGIONAL ARPT, LAFAYETTE, LA. AS WE ACCELERATED, HIGH AND LOW AREAS IN THE RWY BECAME OBVIOUS. IT WAS A ROUGH RIDE DOWN THE RWY. THAT RWY HAS A LOT OF PATCHES IN IT AND I REALLY HAD TO HOLD ON TO MY NOSEWHEEL TILLER. IT WAS TERRIBLY ROUGH. ACFT JUMPING UP AND DOWN. AT 1 POINT WE ACTUALLY STOPPED ACCELERATING ACCORDING TO THE AIRSPD INDICATOR. THAT RWY IS IN TERRIBLE SHAPE. AFTER LIFTOFF I ADVISED THE TWR ABOUT THE TERRIBLE CONDITION OF RWY 04R. NO ANSWER!!! NOT THEIR PROBLEM I GUESS! THEY HEARD ME, TOLD ME TO CONTACT DEP CTL. I'M TRYING TO AVOID TKOF ON RWY 04R.

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.