Small aircraft pilot unknowingly performs an overweight takeoff at las cruces, NM. He 'sucks' the ge...

Attributes
ACN	364504
Time
Date	199703
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : lru
State Reference	NM
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 10
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : lru artcc : zkc
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, Low Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 31 flight time total : 2442 flight time type : 162
ASRS Report	364504
Person 2
Affiliation	government : faa
Function	controller : local
Qualification	controller : non radar
Events
Anomaly	non adherence : published procedure non adherence other other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation other

Narrative:

Refueled in lru on flight from ads to psp. Accelerated to full power, 10 degree flap, rotated at 70 KTS approximately 2200 ft down runway. Gear pulled approximately 10-15 ft in air. Sank into ground at full power. In effect a gear up landing. Slight wind gusts. After incident aircraft contents weighed and actual weight was such that aircraft was 150 pounds over gross. I had previously removed the 2 rear seats and had estimated my weights. Clearly I should have weighed each of my passenger and each of the bags. I should not have pulled the gear up as early and not assumed my emergency gear system could protect me. The WX was clear, approximately 70 degrees with light gusts. I had been injured in a fall the evening before and had taken 2 tablets on arrival in las cruces. I had taken 2 tablets earlier that morning in dallas. I think the cause was my inattention to many signals and failing to compensate for them. 1) lulled into security by excellent WX ignoring slight gusts. 2) failing to climb fully out of ground effect prior to pulling gear up. 3) failure to cut power once I became aware that ground contact was imminent. 4) failing to actually weigh each passenger and luggage prior to departure earlier that day. 5) guessing about the amount of weight savings that removing the 2 rear seats would produce.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA PLT UNKNOWINGLY PERFORMS AN OVERWT TKOF AT LAS CRUCES, NM. HE 'SUCKS' THE GEAR UP EARLY AND THE ACFT SETTLES BACK DOWN, AT FULL PWR, TO THE RWY. HE ADMITS TO NOT WEIGHING PAX OR BAGGAGE. PLT INJURY MEDICATION A POSSIBLE FACTOR.

Narrative: REFUELED IN LRU ON FLT FROM ADS TO PSP. ACCELERATED TO FULL PWR, 10 DEG FLAP, ROTATED AT 70 KTS APPROX 2200 FT DOWN RWY. GEAR PULLED APPROX 10-15 FT IN AIR. SANK INTO GND AT FULL PWR. IN EFFECT A GEAR UP LNDG. SLIGHT WIND GUSTS. AFTER INCIDENT ACFT CONTENTS WEIGHED AND ACTUAL WT WAS SUCH THAT ACFT WAS 150 LBS OVER GROSS. I HAD PREVIOUSLY REMOVED THE 2 REAR SEATS AND HAD ESTIMATED MY WTS. CLRLY I SHOULD HAVE WEIGHED EACH OF MY PAX AND EACH OF THE BAGS. I SHOULD NOT HAVE PULLED THE GEAR UP AS EARLY AND NOT ASSUMED MY EMER GEAR SYS COULD PROTECT ME. THE WX WAS CLR, APPROX 70 DEGS WITH LIGHT GUSTS. I HAD BEEN INJURED IN A FALL THE EVENING BEFORE AND HAD TAKEN 2 TABLETS ON ARR IN LAS CRUCES. I HAD TAKEN 2 TABLETS EARLIER THAT MORNING IN DALLAS. I THINK THE CAUSE WAS MY INATTENTION TO MANY SIGNALS AND FAILING TO COMPENSATE FOR THEM. 1) LULLED INTO SECURITY BY EXCELLENT WX IGNORING SLIGHT GUSTS. 2) FAILING TO CLB FULLY OUT OF GND EFFECT PRIOR TO PULLING GEAR UP. 3) FAILURE TO CUT PWR ONCE I BECAME AWARE THAT GND CONTACT WAS IMMINENT. 4) FAILING TO ACTUALLY WEIGH EACH PAX AND LUGGAGE PRIOR TO DEP EARLIER THAT DAY. 5) GUESSING ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF WT SAVINGS THAT REMOVING THE 2 REAR SEATS WOULD PRODUCE.

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.

Small aircraft pilot unknowingly performs an overweight takeoff at las cruces, NM. He 'sucks' the gear up early and the aircraft settles back down, at full power, to the runway. He admits to not weighing passenger or baggage. Pilot injury medication a possible factor.