An small aircraft pilot attempted to takeoff overloaded. He did not get out of ground effect.

Attributes
ACN	249702
Time
Date	199308
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : wa27
State Reference	WA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 20
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff ground : preflight landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 295 flight time type : 48
ASRS Report	249702
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other anomaly other other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I attempted to takeoff from an uncontrolled 2000 ft runway in an small aircraft with 3 passenger and approximately 75 percent fuel load. I was able to rotate and climb to 15-20 ft but then settled. After this situation failed to improve, I decided to abort the takeoff, and then successfully landed on runway. However, due to speed, I was unable to avoid damaging the aircraft beyond runway end. No injuries. The problem: though I knew that with the weight of the 3 passenger, myself and the remaining fuel, I would not be over the useful load of the aircraft, I did not take into account gross weight factors for that runway length. Even though the runway was at sea level, the gross weight and the temperature was such that I needed between 200-300 ft more runway. I had performed a thorough preflight in all other aspects, and performed a correct short field takeoff procedure, but had neglected this very important consideration. Corrective actions: I will make sure that density altitude, and gross weight limitations are adhered to for all runway lengths. Factors affecting my performance were an overestimation of aircraft performance based on past experience, and being in a hurry to give passenger a promised ride and then get home.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN SMA PLT ATTEMPTED TO TKOF OVERLOADED. HE DID NOT GET OUT OF GND EFFECT.

Narrative: I ATTEMPTED TO TKOF FROM AN UNCTLED 2000 FT RWY IN AN SMA WITH 3 PAX AND APPROX 75 PERCENT FUEL LOAD. I WAS ABLE TO ROTATE AND CLB TO 15-20 FT BUT THEN SETTLED. AFTER THIS SIT FAILED TO IMPROVE, I DECIDED TO ABORT THE TKOF, AND THEN SUCCESSFULLY LANDED ON RWY. HOWEVER, DUE TO SPD, I WAS UNABLE TO AVOID DAMAGING THE ACFT BEYOND RWY END. NO INJURIES. THE PROB: THOUGH I KNEW THAT WITH THE WT OF THE 3 PAX, MYSELF AND THE REMAINING FUEL, I WOULD NOT BE OVER THE USEFUL LOAD OF THE ACFT, I DID NOT TAKE INTO ACCOUNT GROSS WT FACTORS FOR THAT RWY LENGTH. EVEN THOUGH THE RWY WAS AT SEA LEVEL, THE GROSS WT AND THE TEMP WAS SUCH THAT I NEEDED BTWN 200-300 FT MORE RWY. I HAD PERFORMED A THOROUGH PREFLT IN ALL OTHER ASPECTS, AND PERFORMED A CORRECT SHORT FIELD TKOF PROC, BUT HAD NEGLECTED THIS VERY IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: I WILL MAKE SURE THAT DENSITY ALT, AND GROSS WT LIMITATIONS ARE ADHERED TO FOR ALL RWY LENGTHS. FACTORS AFFECTING MY PERFORMANCE WERE AN OVERESTIMATION OF ACFT PERFORMANCE BASED ON PAST EXPERIENCE, AND BEING IN A HURRY TO GIVE PAX A PROMISED RIDE AND THEN GET HOME.

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.