Pilot of small aircraft sel atx aircraft lost control during takeoff and crashed off side of runway.

Attributes
ACN	216409
Time
Date	199207
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : ak63
State Reference	AK
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 1100 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	216409
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On getting turned and aligned with runway I added 10 degree flaps (standard procedure on gravel) and added power. Flap indicator is one that up moves flaps full up and down moves full down unless put in the middle neutral position. On rotation the tail dropped and nose went up making control very difficult. I tried to get the nose down and on realizing flaps had gone full down put my hand next to switch ready to take them off as needed. Suddenly, the plane dropped out, bounced and landed off the runway damaging propeller and wing. On turning I believe I actually put flaps full down instead of 10 degree by not bringing switch to neutral. Then on putting my hand back on it I bumped it up losing lift. I should have looked at the flaps before takeoff and not touched switch until ready. Haste makes waste.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PLT OF SMA SEL ATX ACFT LOST CTL DURING TKOF AND CRASHED OFF SIDE OF RWY.

Narrative: ON GETTING TURNED AND ALIGNED WITH RWY I ADDED 10 DEG FLAPS (STANDARD PROC ON GRAVEL) AND ADDED PWR. FLAP INDICATOR IS ONE THAT UP MOVES FLAPS FULL UP AND DOWN MOVES FULL DOWN UNLESS PUT IN THE MIDDLE NEUTRAL POS. ON ROTATION THE TAIL DROPPED AND NOSE WENT UP MAKING CTL VERY DIFFICULT. I TRIED TO GET THE NOSE DOWN AND ON REALIZING FLAPS HAD GONE FULL DOWN PUT MY HAND NEXT TO SWITCH READY TO TAKE THEM OFF AS NEEDED. SUDDENLY, THE PLANE DROPPED OUT, BOUNCED AND LANDED OFF THE RWY DAMAGING PROP AND WING. ON TURNING I BELIEVE I ACTUALLY PUT FLAPS FULL DOWN INSTEAD OF 10 DEG BY NOT BRINGING SWITCH TO NEUTRAL. THEN ON PUTTING MY HAND BACK ON IT I BUMPED IT UP LOSING LIFT. I SHOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THE FLAPS BEFORE TKOF AND NOT TOUCHED SWITCH UNTIL READY. HASTE MAKES WASTE.

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.