Night takeoff pilot strikes foreign object damaged on the runway with propeller and aborts takeoff.

Attributes
ACN	290740
Time
Date	199411
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mco
State Reference	FL
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 120 flight time total : 900
ASRS Report	290740
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical conflict : ground critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

At orlando int (mco) runway 36L intersection A3 with good VFR WX (information oscar) we were cleared for takeoff. We taxied into position on the runway centerline. We applied full power and accelerated. We did not deviate from the centerline of the runway. At 40 KTS maintaining good directional control we heard a bang, which we also felt. I aborted takeoff and contacted the tower to advise them of the incident. The tower asked me to contact ground. I contacted ground and requested taxi to the ramp and reported debris on the runway 500 ft approximately from intersection A3. At the ramp I inspected the aircraft and found damage to the propeller, 1 tip only, approximately 1 1/2 inches missing and 1 small scrape, approximately 1 foot to the rear of the nosewheel about 3 inches long on the underside of the aircraft. I am sending this report as a matter of course, with a suggestion that after sunset, there are inspections made by ground crew, of the runways and txwys at regular intervals.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: NIGHT TKOF PLT STRIKES FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGED ON THE RWY WITH PROP AND ABORTS TKOF.

Narrative: AT ORLANDO INT (MCO) RWY 36L INTXN A3 WITH GOOD VFR WX (INFO OSCAR) WE WERE CLRED FOR TKOF. WE TAXIED INTO POS ON THE RWY CTRLINE. WE APPLIED FULL PWR AND ACCELERATED. WE DID NOT DEVIATE FROM THE CTRLINE OF THE RWY. AT 40 KTS MAINTAINING GOOD DIRECTIONAL CTL WE HEARD A BANG, WHICH WE ALSO FELT. I ABORTED TKOF AND CONTACTED THE TWR TO ADVISE THEM OF THE INCIDENT. THE TWR ASKED ME TO CONTACT GND. I CONTACTED GND AND REQUESTED TAXI TO THE RAMP AND RPTED DEBRIS ON THE RWY 500 FT APPROX FROM INTXN A3. AT THE RAMP I INSPECTED THE ACFT AND FOUND DAMAGE TO THE PROP, 1 TIP ONLY, APPROX 1 1/2 INCHES MISSING AND 1 SMALL SCRAPE, APPROX 1 FOOT TO THE REAR OF THE NOSEWHEEL ABOUT 3 INCHES LONG ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ACFT. I AM SENDING THIS RPT AS A MATTER OF COURSE, WITH A SUGGESTION THAT AFTER SUNSET, THERE ARE INSPECTIONS MADE BY GND CREW, OF THE RWYS AND TXWYS AT REGULAR INTERVALS.

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.