Aircraft slides and skids off runway after an aborted takeoff made downwind.

Attributes
ACN	298041
Time
Date	199503
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lwm
State Reference	MA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	PA-28 Cherokee/Archer II/Dakota/Pillan/Warrior
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 33 flight time total : 465 flight time type : 82
ASRS Report	298041
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : unspecified other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

On mar/xx/95 plus of minus XA30 pm local time at lvm airport 1) engine start very slow/sluggish. '3' revolution of propeller then stop, 1 revolution to start on second attempt, normal run-up, and warm-up. Requested downwind takeoff (winds more than 10 KTS) ATIS 'east.' 2) at intersection airspeed plus or minus 10 KTS, verified RPM's at 2000 instead of plus or minus 2500 ft necessary. 3) decided to abort takeoff. Hit brakes, wheels locked and airplane turned to skid. Released brakes for directional control and braked intermittently to point of almost locking brakes, 'south- turned' down runway to increase drag and braking effectiveness. Used full aeronautical-dynamic braking. 4) approached runway end then locked brakes, turned plane to right to avoid a straight ahead 'ditching.' 5) plane went off runway and hit ground ice/snow/mud in a sideways position, stopping at a ditch. No injuries.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACFT SLIDES AND SKIDS OFF RWY AFTER AN ABORTED TKOF MADE DOWNWIND.

Narrative: ON MAR/XX/95 PLUS OF MINUS XA30 PM LCL TIME AT LVM ARPT 1) ENG START VERY SLOW/SLUGGISH. '3' REVOLUTION OF PROP THEN STOP, 1 REVOLUTION TO START ON SECOND ATTEMPT, NORMAL RUN-UP, AND WARM-UP. REQUESTED DOWNWIND TKOF (WINDS MORE THAN 10 KTS) ATIS 'E.' 2) AT INTXN AIRSPD PLUS OR MINUS 10 KTS, VERIFIED RPM'S AT 2000 INSTEAD OF PLUS OR MINUS 2500 FT NECESSARY. 3) DECIDED TO ABORT TKOF. HIT BRAKES, WHEELS LOCKED AND AIRPLANE TURNED TO SKID. RELEASED BRAKES FOR DIRECTIONAL CTL AND BRAKED INTERMITTENTLY TO POINT OF ALMOST LOCKING BRAKES, 'S- TURNED' DOWN RWY TO INCREASE DRAG AND BRAKING EFFECTIVENESS. USED FULL AERO-DYNAMIC BRAKING. 4) APPROACHED RWY END THEN LOCKED BRAKES, TURNED PLANE TO R TO AVOID A STRAIGHT AHEAD 'DITCHING.' 5) PLANE WENT OFF RWY AND HIT GND ICE/SNOW/MUD IN A SIDEWAYS POS, STOPPING AT A DITCH. NO INJURIES.

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.