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An small aircraft commercial pilot aborted a takeoff because his airspeed indicator was reading erroneously. He ended in a ditch with propeller and nose gear damage but no injuries.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 209854 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199205 |
| Day | Sun |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : co58 |
| State Reference | CO |
| 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 Aircraft |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : commercial pilot : instrument pilot : cfi |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 25 flight time total : 500 flight time type : 15 |
| ASRS Report | 209854 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
I attempted to fly n--- a privately owned small aircraft, from fredrick finestone, a privately owned strip. After completing normal preflight actions of the aircraft and those required in far 91.103, I proceeded to takeoff. During the ground roll, the airspeed indicator was giving erroneous indication; therefore, I decided to pull off the power and stop the aircraft as quickly and as safely as possible. The aircraft left the end of the runway and came to rest in a ditch. There was no personal injury and the aircraft sustained damage to the nose gear and propeller. In accordance with the NTSB 830.2, there was no 'substantial damage,' so no immediate notification was given. I feel I acted in accordance with the NTSB and the far's and did not violate them in anyway.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN SMA COMMERCIAL PLT ABORTED A TKOF BECAUSE HIS AIRSPD INDICATOR WAS READING ERRONEOUSLY. HE ENDED IN A DITCH WITH PROP AND NOSE GEAR DAMAGE BUT NO INJURIES.
Narrative: I ATTEMPTED TO FLY N--- A PRIVATELY OWNED SMA, FROM FREDRICK FINESTONE, A PRIVATELY OWNED STRIP. AFTER COMPLETING NORMAL PREFLT ACTIONS OF THE ACFT AND THOSE REQUIRED IN FAR 91.103, I PROCEEDED TO TKOF. DURING THE GND ROLL, THE AIRSPD INDICATOR WAS GIVING ERRONEOUS INDICATION; THEREFORE, I DECIDED TO PULL OFF THE PWR AND STOP THE ACFT AS QUICKLY AND AS SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. THE ACFT LEFT THE END OF THE RWY AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH. THERE WAS NO PERSONAL INJURY AND THE ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROP. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NTSB 830.2, THERE WAS NO 'SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE,' SO NO IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION WAS GIVEN. I FEEL I ACTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NTSB AND THE FAR'S AND DID NOT VIOLATE THEM IN ANYWAY.
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.