On takeoff a water bottle rolls out from underneath the reporter's rudder pedals.

Attributes
ACN	321259
Time
Date	199511
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : pit
State Reference	PA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : det
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 255 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 3000
ASRS Report	321259
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

On takeoff, as aircraft pitched up, a water bottle rolled back from under the captain's rudder pedals, apparently lost and left by another crew member. I guess I have a new personal preflight item! Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: the reporter stated he was flying a B737-300. He said he is a lot more conscious during his preflight of what is loose around the cockpit and flight controls.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ON TKOF A WATER BOTTLE ROLLS OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE RPTR'S RUDDER PEDALS.

Narrative: ON TKOF, AS ACFT PITCHED UP, A WATER BOTTLE ROLLED BACK FROM UNDER THE CAPT'S RUDDER PEDALS, APPARENTLY LOST AND LEFT BY ANOTHER CREW MEMBER. I GUESS I HAVE A NEW PERSONAL PREFLT ITEM! CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE RPTR STATED HE WAS FLYING A B737-300. HE SAID HE IS A LOT MORE CONSCIOUS DURING HIS PREFLT OF WHAT IS LOOSE AROUND THE COCKPIT AND FLT CTLS.

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.