Narrative:

The ATIS reported that a portion of runway 18 south of the intersection at runway 29 was closed with men and equipment working on it. I was heavily loaded in an small aircraft with 6 passenger. When I requested an intersection takeoff at taxiway D, tower informed me that there was 1600 ft of runway left before the closed portion. I elected to takeoff. My reasoning was that we routinely takeoff from a gravel strip at 'eek' which is only 1400 ft. There was a 5 KT wind out of the south. Acceleration seemed unusually slow, that should have been my first clue! Remember now that it seemed warmer and more humid that morning. I continued the takeoff run in the hope that I would get airborne. In a last ditch attempt to get airborne I pulled on full flaps and lifted the nose up. I was still too slow and heavy to lift off. When I saw that I was about to overrun the closed portion, I steered right to avoid the cones and missed them on my left. I also missed a sign of the right. I remember looking between the cones and the sign (if you don't want to hit something don't look at it!). I chopped the power and turned around. I did not come close to any of the men or machinery. The only thing that saved me from my bad judgement was my stick and rudder skills as a bush pilot and former grand canyon pilot. This is the closest I have ever come to biting it on takeoff. I taxied back the full length of runway 18. On runup the engine developed full power, I took off and made an uneventful flight. The aircraft was not damaged in any way and no injuries were inflicted. My biggest mistake was not taking off from taxiway B or full length at taxiway a. When there is any doubt, there is no doubt! Especially on a short field in a near gross aircraft. The most useless things are the altitude above you and the runway behind you!

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: RPTR ATTEMPTS THE IMPOSSIBLE: TAKING OFF WITH ONLY ABOUT 1400 FT OF RWY LEFT IN A HEAVILY LOADED SMA.

Narrative: THE ATIS RPTED THAT A PORTION OF RWY 18 S OF THE INTXN AT RWY 29 WAS CLOSED WITH MEN AND EQUIP WORKING ON IT. I WAS HEAVILY LOADED IN AN SMA WITH 6 PAX. WHEN I REQUESTED AN INTXN TKOF AT TXWY D, TWR INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS 1600 FT OF RWY LEFT BEFORE THE CLOSED PORTION. I ELECTED TO TKOF. MY REASONING WAS THAT WE ROUTINELY TKOF FROM A GRAVEL STRIP AT 'EEK' WHICH IS ONLY 1400 FT. THERE WAS A 5 KT WIND OUT OF THE S. ACCELERATION SEEMED UNUSUALLY SLOW, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MY FIRST CLUE! REMEMBER NOW THAT IT SEEMED WARMER AND MORE HUMID THAT MORNING. I CONTINUED THE TKOF RUN IN THE HOPE THAT I WOULD GET AIRBORNE. IN A LAST DITCH ATTEMPT TO GET AIRBORNE I PULLED ON FULL FLAPS AND LIFTED THE NOSE UP. I WAS STILL TOO SLOW AND HVY TO LIFT OFF. WHEN I SAW THAT I WAS ABOUT TO OVERRUN THE CLOSED PORTION, I STEERED R TO AVOID THE CONES AND MISSED THEM ON MY L. I ALSO MISSED A SIGN OF THE R. I REMEMBER LOOKING BTWN THE CONES AND THE SIGN (IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HIT SOMETHING DON'T LOOK AT IT!). I CHOPPED THE PWR AND TURNED AROUND. I DID NOT COME CLOSE TO ANY OF THE MEN OR MACHINERY. THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME FROM MY BAD JUDGEMENT WAS MY STICK AND RUDDER SKILLS AS A BUSH PLT AND FORMER GRAND CANYON PLT. THIS IS THE CLOSEST I HAVE EVER COME TO BITING IT ON TKOF. I TAXIED BACK THE FULL LENGTH OF RWY 18. ON RUNUP THE ENG DEVELOPED FULL PWR, I TOOK OFF AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL FLT. THE ACFT WAS NOT DAMAGED IN ANY WAY AND NO INJURIES WERE INFLICTED. MY BIGGEST MISTAKE WAS NOT TAKING OFF FROM TXWY B OR FULL LENGTH AT TXWY A. WHEN THERE IS ANY DOUBT, THERE IS NO DOUBT! ESPECIALLY ON A SHORT FIELD IN A NEAR GROSS ACFT. THE MOST USELESS THINGS ARE THE ALT ABOVE YOU AND THE RWY BEHIND YOU!

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.