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Flight instructor and student experienced engine failure on takeoff at about 100 ft. The flight instructor took control of the airplane and landed on the remaining runway which was inadequate for stopping. The aircraft rolled off the end damaging the aircraft but not injuring anybody.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 325923 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199601 |
| Day | Sat |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : 5w5 |
| State Reference | NC |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 100 agl bound upper : 100 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : instructional |
| Make Model Name | Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | climbout : takeoff other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | instruction : instructor |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 1500 flight time type : 900 |
| ASRS Report | 325923 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | Other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : student |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : rejected takeoff |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
Student and instructor experienced power loss on takeoff. Instructor took aircraft, aborted takeoff but was unable to stop aircraft on runway resulting in damage to aircraft. Neither the instructor or student were injured. At this time the cause is undetermined, however, proper preflight, checklist and run-up were performed. My concern is that something was missed due to some human factor during events leading up to the failure. At the time of the failure, my reaction was reflexive, and without delay. I did not have any time to respond by attempting a restart or check mixture, carburetor heat, magnetos or primer. Any delay would have resulted in injury to occupants due to impact with trees at the end of the runway environment. I don't see that any other action would have been appropriate, however, I feel remorse about damaging the aircraft which leaves me with great concern about the cause of the power loss.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT EXPERIENCED ENG FAILURE ON TKOF AT ABOUT 100 FT. THE FLT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CTL OF THE AIRPLANE AND LANDED ON THE REMAINING RWY WHICH WAS INADEQUATE FOR STOPPING. THE ACFT ROLLED OFF THE END DAMAGING THE ACFT BUT NOT INJURING ANYBODY.
Narrative: STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR EXPERIENCED PWR LOSS ON TKOF. INSTRUCTOR TOOK ACFT, ABORTED TKOF BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP ACFT ON RWY RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO ACFT. NEITHER THE INSTRUCTOR OR STUDENT WERE INJURED. AT THIS TIME THE CAUSE IS UNDETERMINED, HOWEVER, PROPER PREFLT, CHKLIST AND RUN-UP WERE PERFORMED. MY CONCERN IS THAT SOMETHING WAS MISSED DUE TO SOME HUMAN FACTOR DURING EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, MY REACTION WAS REFLEXIVE, AND WITHOUT DELAY. I DID NOT HAVE ANY TIME TO RESPOND BY ATTEMPTING A RESTART OR CHK MIXTURE, CARB HEAT, MAGNETOS OR PRIMER. ANY DELAY WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY TO OCCUPANTS DUE TO IMPACT WITH TREES AT THE END OF THE RWY ENVIRONMENT. I DON'T SEE THAT ANY OTHER ACTION WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATE, HOWEVER, I FEEL REMORSE ABOUT DAMAGING THE ACFT WHICH LEAVES ME WITH GREAT CONCERN ABOUT THE CAUSE OF THE PWR LOSS.
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.